Behind closed doors : at home in Georgian England
Vickery, Amanda2009
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Using an impressive range of source materials, including literary memoirs, the transcripts of burglary trials & upholsterers' ledgers, Amanda Vickery provides a detailed insight to home life in Georgian England as experienced by a wide section of society.
Main title:
Behind closed doors : at home in Georgian England / Amanda Vickery.
Author:
Imprint:
New Haven, [Conn.] ; London : Yale University Press, c2009.
Collation:
xviii, 382 p., [32] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), ports. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Notes:
TV tie-in.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780300168969 (pbk)
Dewey class:
392.094209306.81094209033
Language:
English
Subject:
Households -- England -- History -- 18th centuryGreat Britain -- History -- 1714-1837Social status -- England -- History -- 18th centurySex role -- England -- History -- 18th centurySocial control -- England -- History -- 18th centuryMaterial culture -- England -- History -- 18th centuryEngland -- Social conditions -- 18th centuryCustoms and Folklore
BRN:
567721