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UNINA9910459375803321 |
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Autore |
Rendell Jane <1967-> |
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Titolo |
The pursuit of pleasure [[electronic resource] ] : gender, space & architecture in Regency London / / Jane Rendell |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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London, : Athlone Press, c2002 |
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ISBN |
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1-4725-4583-4 |
1-282-70975-5 |
9786612709753 |
0-567-40536-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (263 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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720.8209421 |
720.942109033 |
720/.82/09421 |
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Soggetti |
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Architecture and women |
Architecture - England - London - History - 19th century |
Feminism and architecture |
Space (Architecture) - England - London |
Women - England - London - Social conditions |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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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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Contents; List of figures; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: The Pursuit of Pleasure; Chapter 2: Life in London; Chapter 3: The Clubs of St James's - Public Patriarchy; Chapter 4: Almack's Assembly Rooms - Exchanging Property; Chapter 5: The Italian Opera House - Exchanging Looks; Chapter 6: Life in and out of London; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The Pursuit of Pleasure presents the figures of the rambler and the cyprian, the Eighteenth Century precursors to the Parisian flGneur and prostitute. The urban spaces traced by these figures were the clubs, sporting venues, operas, assembly rooms, street |
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