Household gods : the British and their possessions / Deborah Cohen.
Publication details: New Haven : Yale University Press, c2006. Description: xvii, 296 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cmISBN: 0300112130 (alk. paper); 9780300112139 (alk. paper)Subject(s): Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century | Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 1918-1945 | Decorative arts -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century | Decorative arts -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century | Social values -- Great Britain | Materialism -- Great Britain | Great Britain -- Commerce -- Social aspects | Retail trade -- Great BritainDDC classification: 941.081 LOC classification: DA 533 | .C64 2006Online resources: Table of contents only Notre Dame Online Access | Contributor biographical information Online Access | Publisher description Online Access
Contents:
The British at home -- Material good: morality and the well-to-do -- Cathedrals to commerce: shoppers and entrepreneurs -- Art at home: how the house became artistic -- In possession: men, women, and decoration -- Home as a stage: personality and possessions -- Designs on the past: antiques as a faith -- Modern living: the triumph of safety first -- Your neighbour's house.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [263]-284) and index.
The British at home -- Material good: morality and the well-to-do -- Cathedrals to commerce: shoppers and entrepreneurs -- Art at home: how the house became artistic -- In possession: men, women, and decoration -- Home as a stage: personality and possessions -- Designs on the past: antiques as a faith -- Modern living: the triumph of safety first -- Your neighbour's house.
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