| Confidence Men and Painted Women: A Study of Middle-Class Culture in America, 1830-1870 Revised Edition Contributor(s): Halttunen, Karen (Author) |
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ISBN: 0300037880 ISBN-13: 9780300037883 Publisher: Yale University Press OUR PRICE: $31.68 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1986 Annotation: Karen Halttunen draws a vivid picture of the social and cultural development of the upwardly mobile middle class, basing her study on a survey of the conduct manuals and fashion magazines of mid-nineteenth-century America. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science |
| Dewey: 305.550 |
| LCCN: 82008336 |
| Series: Yale Historical Publications, Miscellany |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 5.49" W x 8.18" (0.70 lbs) 288 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "An ingenious book: original, inventive, resourceful, and exciting. . . . This book adds immeasurably to the current work on sentimental culture and American cultural history and brings to its task an inquisitive, fresh, and intelligent perspective."--Dianne F. Sadoff, American Quarterly Karen Halttunen draws a vivid picture of the social and cultural development of the upwardly mobile middle class in mid-nineteenth-century America, basing her study on a survey of the conduct manuals and fashion magazines of the times. "A compelling and beautifully developed study. ... Halttunen provides us with a subtle book that gently unfolds from her mastery of the subject and intelligent prose."--Paula S. Fass, Journal of Social History "Halttunen has done her homework--the research has been tremendous, the notes and bibliography are impressive, and the text is peppered with hundreds of quotes--and gives some real insight into an area of American culture and history where we might have never bothered to look."--John Hopkins, Times Literary Supplement "The kind of imaginative history that opens up new questions, that challenges conventional historical understanding, and demonstrates how provocative and exciting cultural history can be."--William R. Leach, The New England Quarterly "A stunning contribution to American cultural history."--Alan Trachtenberg |