Mistresses of the Transient Hearth

American Army Officers' Wives and Material Culture, 1840-1880
1. Auflage 2005
ISBN: 978-0-415-97360-1
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 206 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 237 mm, Gewicht: 467 g

Reihe: Studies in American Popular History and Culture

This book explores the ways in which mid-19th Century American army officers' wives used material culture to confirm their status as middle-class women.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Campbell, Robin D

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Familiensoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Illustrations and Tables -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter One -- The Life of the Mind -- Chapter Two -- A Necessary Nuisance: Sartorial Concerns -- Chapter Three -- Dainties in the Larder -- Chapter Four -- I Never Objected to Entertaining Men -- Chapter Five -- Household Gods: the Essentials of Home Life -- Chapter Six -- Taps -- Appendix One -- Appendix Two -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Robin D. Campbell