A Cultural History of Twin Beds
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| Autore: |
Hilary Hinds
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| Titolo: |
A Cultural History of Twin Beds
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| Pubblicazione: | Bloomsbury Academic, 2019 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 electronic resource (296 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 645.409 |
| Soggetto topico: | Beds - History |
| Beds - Social aspects | |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Through tracing the history of twin beds, this book reveals unexpected perspectives on the social and sexual mores of late 19th- and 20th Britain. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | A Cultural History of Twin Beds |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910346035403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Home (Bloomsbury (Firm))