1. Collecting the world -- 2. American gold : sugar, tobacco and chocolate -- 3. Consuming the new world : settlements and transformation -- 4. Domesticating the exotic : a fashion for coffee, tea and porcelain -- 5. Treasures from the East : tulips and the fashion for Asia's luxury goods -- 6....

"Examines the history of consumption throughout the early modern period. Takes a chronological and global view to the discussion of evolving consumer practice and culture between 1500 and 1800"--Provided by publisher"--