At Home in Nineteenth-Century America
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At Home in Nineteenth-Century America by Amy G Richter
Few institutions were as central to nineteenth-century American culture as the home. This book draws upon advice manuals, architectural designs, personal accounts, popular fiction, advertising images, and reform literature to revisit the variety of places Americans called home.
"One might think that there is nothing more to add to the conversation on the nineteenth-century American homeAmy G. Richter shows us just how wrong that assumption is. She has compiled rich and varied primary documents that represent and give voice to a diverse group of historical actors and spans a wide range of genres and historical interpretations." * The Journal of American History *
"Amy Richter has put together a rich and wonderful set of documents that reveal the breadth and complexity of the nineteenth century conversation about the home in its practical and cultural dimensions. It reveals how central the home was in the changing meanings of gender, work, race, class, and ultimately the moral lifeand it clarifies this conversation. Her excellent introduction reveals the significance embedded in these documents. This terrific book is an invaluable resourceand it is a pleasure to read straight through." -- Thomas Bender,University Professor, New York University
"Wisely edited, At Home in Nineteenth-Century America is a treasure house of voices. Listen to them, and hear a compelling array of hopes and fears about one of the deepest of human needsto have a home where the heart can be." -- Catharine R. Stimpson,University Professor, New York University
"This is a marvelous collection! Drawing on recent scholarship in womens history, cultural history, and material culture, Richter advances an original, imaginative, and remarkably expansive interpretation of nineteenth-century domestic life. At Home in Nineteenth-Century America rewards readers with a rich and varied selection of sources that represent a multiplicity of voices, experiences, and genres all beautifully contextualized by Richters smart and accessible commentary." -- Wendy Gamber,Indiana University
"At Home in Nineteenth-Century Americawill appeal to readers of cultural history, material culture, and womens history as well as scholars in history and the humanities, librarians, archivists, and students." * Journal of American Culture *
"Historians and literary critics alike will find much to savor inAt Home in Nineteenth Century America The nineteenth-century home has never been more vexing, or more delightfully fraught, than it is in this fine collection." * Nineteenth-Century Gender Studies, *
"Editor and annotator Richter has done an admirable job selecting writings and graphics from a wide range of 19th-century sources and people.Richter masterfully provides a superb overview in only 232 text pages, targeted particularly for college students and general readers." * Choice *
"Amy Richter has put together a rich and wonderful set of documents that reveal the breadth and complexity of the nineteenth century conversation about the home in its practical and cultural dimensions. It reveals how central the home was in the changing meanings of gender, work, race, class, and ultimately the moral lifeand it clarifies this conversation. Her excellent introduction reveals the significance embedded in these documents. This terrific book is an invaluable resourceand it is a pleasure to read straight through." -- Thomas Bender,University Professor, New York University
"Wisely edited, At Home in Nineteenth-Century America is a treasure house of voices. Listen to them, and hear a compelling array of hopes and fears about one of the deepest of human needsto have a home where the heart can be." -- Catharine R. Stimpson,University Professor, New York University
"This is a marvelous collection! Drawing on recent scholarship in womens history, cultural history, and material culture, Richter advances an original, imaginative, and remarkably expansive interpretation of nineteenth-century domestic life. At Home in Nineteenth-Century America rewards readers with a rich and varied selection of sources that represent a multiplicity of voices, experiences, and genres all beautifully contextualized by Richters smart and accessible commentary." -- Wendy Gamber,Indiana University
"At Home in Nineteenth-Century Americawill appeal to readers of cultural history, material culture, and womens history as well as scholars in history and the humanities, librarians, archivists, and students." * Journal of American Culture *
"Historians and literary critics alike will find much to savor inAt Home in Nineteenth Century America The nineteenth-century home has never been more vexing, or more delightfully fraught, than it is in this fine collection." * Nineteenth-Century Gender Studies, *
"Editor and annotator Richter has done an admirable job selecting writings and graphics from a wide range of 19th-century sources and people.Richter masterfully provides a superb overview in only 232 text pages, targeted particularly for college students and general readers." * Choice *
Amy G. Richter is Associate Professor of History at Clark University. She is the author of Home on the Rails: Women, the Railroad, and the Rise of Public Domesticity.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780814769140 |
| ISBN 10 | 0814769144 |
| Title | At Home in Nineteenth-Century America |
| Author | Amy G Richter |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Nyu Press |
| Year published | 2015-01-23 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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