Living the good life : : consumption in the Qing and Ottoman empires of the eighteenth century / / edited by Elif Akcetin, Suraiya Faroqhi.

• Superior document: Rulers & Elites : Comparative Studies in Governance, Volume 13
• TeilnehmendeR: Akçetin, Elif,; Faroqhi, Suraiya, 1941-
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, The Netherlands ;, Boston, [Massachusetts] : : Brill,, 2018.; ©2018
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Series: Rulers & elites ; Volume 13.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (591 pages) :; illustrations (some color), graphs, tables.
• Other title: Preliminary Material --; Introduction /; Setting the Stage /; Elite Objects and Private Collections in Eighteenth-Century China: A Study of Chen Huizu’s Confiscated Goods /; Ali Paşa and His Stuff: An Ottoman Household in Istanbul and Van /; Cutting a Fine Figure among Pots and Pans: Aghas of the Sultan’s Harem in the Eighteenth Century /; Challenging the Paradigm of the Tulip Age: The Consumer Behavior of Nevşehirli Damad İbrahim Paşa and His Household /; Furnishing the Home in Qing Yangzhou: A Case for Rethinking “Consumer Constraint” /; A Preliminary Study of Local Consumption in the Qianlong Reign (1736–1796): The Case of Ba County in Sichuan Province /; Women, Wealth and Textiles in 1730s Bursa /; Consuming Luxurious and Exotic Goods in Damascus around 1700 /; From Artichoke to Corn: New Fruits and Vegetables in the Istanbul Market (Seventeenth to Nineteenth Centuries) /; Food and China’s World of Goods in the Long Eighteenth Century /; Of Feasts and Feudatories: The Politics of Commensal Consumption at the Early Kangxi Court /; Brass Consumption in the Qing Empire /; Consumption as Knowledge: Pawnbrokers in Qing China Appraise Furs /; Consuming and Possessing Things on Paper: Examples from Late Imperial China’s Natural Studies /; Diamonds Are a Vizier’s Best Friends or: Merzifonlu Kara Mustafa’s Jewelry Assets /; Of Bricks and Tiles: The History of a Local Industry in the Area of Mürefte (Thrace) /; Conclusion /; Chinese Character Glossary --; Bibliography --; Index.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9004353453
• ISSN: 2211-4610
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: edited by Elif Akcetin, Suraiya Faroqhi.

Eighteenth-century consumers of the Qing and Ottoman empires had access to an increasingly diverse array of goods, from home furnishings to fashionable clothes and new foodstuffs. While this tendency was of shorter duration and intensity in the Ottoman world, some urbanites of the sultans’ realm did enjoy silks, coffee, and Chinese porcelain. By contrast, a vibrant consumer culture flourished in Qing China, where many consumers flaunted their fur coats and indulged in gourmet dining. Living the Good Life explores how goods furthered the expansion of social networks, alliance-building between rulers and regional elites, and the expression of elite, urban, and gender identities. The scholarship in the present volume highlights the recently emerging “material turn” in Qing and Ottoman historiographies and provides a framework for future research. Contributors: Arif Bilgin, Michael G. Chang, Edhem Eldem, Colette Establet, Antonia Finnane, Selim Karahasanoglu, Lai Hui-min, Amanda Phillips, Hedda Reindl-Kiel, Martina Siebert, Su Te-Cheng, Joanna Waley-Cohen, Wang Dagang, Wu Jen-shu, Yıldız Yılmaz, and Yun Yan.