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Autore |
Hilary Hinds |
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Titolo |
A Cultural History of Twin Beds |
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Bloomsbury Academic, 2019 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 electronic resource (296 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Beds - History |
Beds - Social aspects |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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List of Figures -- Series Preface: Why Home? -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: At Home with Twin Beds -- 1. Double or Twin? -- Part One: Hygiene -- 2. Air in the Bedroom -- 3. Vital Force -- 4. Coda: Modern Sleep -- Part Two: Modernity -- 5. Anti-Victorianism and the Modern Home -- 6. Modern by Design -- 7. Coda: The Mise-en-Sce`ne of Modern MarriagePart Three: Marriage -- 8. At Home with a Stranger -- 9. Marie Stopes and Modern Marriage -- 10. Late Victorian Marital Advice -- 11. Abstinence and Ambivalence -- 12. Twin Beds: The Literary Verdict -- Conclusion: Together and Apart -- Notes -- References -- Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Through tracing the history of twin beds, this book reveals unexpected perspectives on the social and sexual mores of late 19th- and 20th Britain. |
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