Crass struggle : greed, glitz, and gluttony in a wanna-have world /
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| Language: | English |
| Imprint: | Montréal ; Ithaca [N.Y.] : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2011] |
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Table of Contents:
- Preamble: Bacchanalian Adventures with the Ultra-Rich
- Part 1. Razzle Dazzle
- 1. The Gold Diggers: Precious Metal, Poisoned Chalice
- 2. Vulgari: Flawed Beauty in the Gemstones Business
- 3. Icecapades: The Diamond's Darker Facets
- Part 2. Pack Rats
- 4. Sketchy Business: On Art Connoisseurs and Con Artists
- 5. The Chiselers: From Tomb-Raider to Curator
- 6. The Numismaniacs: When Big Modern Money Chases Little Old Coins
- Part 3. The Cost of High Living
- 7. The Winophiliacs: Uncorking the Secrets of the Wine Trade
- 8. Puff Artists: Behind the Smokescreen of High-End Cigars
- 9. Afishionados: On Fishy Business in the Fishing Business
- Part 4. Invasion of the Biosnatchers
- 10. Jailbirds: If Parrots Could Really Talk...
- 11. The Hunter-Gatherer Society: From Law of the Jungle to Maw of the Market
- 12. Goring the Tusk Trade: Mammoth Task, Toothless Law?
- Coda: From Class Struggle to Crass Struggle
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Index