GLOBAL LIVES OF THINGS (Paperback)  | Released: 02-Feb-19

The Material Culture of Connections in the Early Modern World. The Global Lives of Things considers the ways in which things, ranging from commodities, to works of art and precious materials, participated in the shaping of globalisation in the early modern period. By focusing on the European encounters with the Americas and Australia, this volume traces the movements of objects through human networks of commerce, colonialism and curiosity. Divided into four parts, the volume considers, Objects