| Material Relations: Domestic Interiors and Middle-Class Families in England, 1850-1910 Contributor(s): Breward, Christopher (Editor), Hamlett, Jane (Author), Sherman, Bill (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0719099250 ISBN-13: 9780719099250 Publisher: Manchester University Press OUR PRICE: $36.05 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - Marriage & Family - History | Modern - 19th Century - History | Europe - Great Britain - General |
| Dewey: 306.870 |
| LCCN: 2011286252 |
| Series: Studies in Design and Material Culture |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.69" W x 9.61" (1.02 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. 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 everyday use such as diaries, autobiographies, sale catalogues and inventories, wills and photographs, this fascinating book will be of particular interest to scholars and students of modern history, English literature, cultural studies, social geography, history of art and history of design. |