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Material Relations
Jane Hamlett
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Description for Material Relations
Paperback. Material relations tells the story of nineteenth and early twentieth century middle-class families by exploring the domestic spaces they inhabited and the material goods they prized. By opening the doors of the house, the book sheds new light on aspects of family life including love, marriage, sex, childhood and death. Series: Studies in Design & Material Culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, 50 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 170. .
Material relations, now available in paperback, tells the story of nineteenth- and early twentieth-century middle-class families by exploring the domestic spaces they inhabited and the material goods they prized. By opening the doors of the house, the book sheds new light on aspects of family life including love, marriage, sex, childhood and death. Historians have argued that as the nineteenth century waned, domestic spaces became increasingly private. Material relations challenges this, contending that domestic space created a complex series of family intimacies. Drawing upon novels, advice manuals and magazines, alongside sources for ... Read more
Material relations, now available in paperback, tells the story of nineteenth- and early twentieth-century middle-class families by exploring the domestic spaces they inhabited and the material goods they prized. By opening the doors of the house, the book sheds new light on aspects of family life including love, marriage, sex, childhood and death. Historians have argued that as the nineteenth century waned, domestic spaces became increasingly private. Material relations challenges this, contending that domestic space created a complex series of family intimacies. Drawing upon novels, advice manuals and magazines, alongside sources for ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Design and Material Culture
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719099250
SKU
V9780719099250
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About Jane Hamlett
Jane Hamlett is Senior Lecturer in Modern British History at Royal Holloway University of London -- .
Reviews for Material Relations
'A lively, interesting and important book...Material Relations is a fine achievement. Engagingly written, attractively produced and generously illustrated.' Times Higher Education, March 17, 2011 'Hamlett has uncovered the complexities of domestic relationships over the life cycle and, in so doing, has offered a more three-dimensional vision of lived experiences in the past.' ... Read more