ISBN:
0801875161
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9780801875168
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9780801864377
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0801864372
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (xi, 361 p.)
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ill.
Edition:
Online-Ausg. [S.l.] HathiTrust Digital Library Online-Ausg. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library
DDC:
306.0973
Keywords:
Households History
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United States
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Households History
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Great Britain
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House furnishings History
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United States
;
House furnishings History
;
Great Britain
;
House furnishings History
;
Great Britain
;
House furnishings History
;
United States
;
Households History
;
Great Britain
;
Households History
;
United States
;
United States Social life and customs
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Great Britain Social life and customs
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États-Unis Mœurs et coutumes
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Großbritannien
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USA
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Great Britain
;
United States
;
Great Britain Social life and customs
;
United States Social life and customs
;
États-Unis Mœurs et coutumes
;
Großbritannien
;
USA
;
Great Britain
;
United States
;
Electronic books History
Abstract:
"How did our modern ideas of physical comfort originate? As John E. Crowley demonstrates in The Invention of Comfort, changes in the technology of comfort depended on a fashion-conscious public's being made to feel discomfort with surroundings that they had previously perceived as functionally adequate." "Written in an engaging style that will appeal to historians and material culture specialists as well as to general readers, this work brings together such disparate topics of analysis as climate, fire, food, clothing, the senses, and anxiety - especially about the night. Crowley highlights his arguments with excerpts from historical documents - diaries, travel accounts, politeness manuals, and personal letters - and includes analysis of architectural plans and domestic art (reproduced in the book's many illustrations)."--Jacket
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-347) and index. - Description based on print version record
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Description based on print version record
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002
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Online-Ausg. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
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