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Author:

Cohen, Deborah, 1968-

Title:

Household gods : the British and their possessions / Deborah Cohen.

Publisher:

Yale University Press,

Copyright Date:

c2006

Description:

xvii, 296 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.

Subject:

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--Social aspects.--Social aspects.
Retail trade--Great Britain.
Arts décoratifs--Grande-Bretagne--Histoire--19e siècle.
Arts décoratifs--Grande-Bretagne--Histoire--20e siècle.
Valeurs sociales--Grande-Bretagne.
Matérialisme--Grande-Bretagne.
Commerce de détail--Grande-Bretagne.
Grande-Bretagne--Mœurs et coutumes--19e siècle.
Grande-Bretagne--Mœurs et coutumes--1918-1945.
Grande-Bretagne--Aspect social.--Aspect social.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [263]-284) and index.

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.

ISBN:

9780300112139 (alk. paper)
0300112130 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)67773723

LCCN:

2006012782

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UXAX826 -- St. Ambrose University Library (Davenport)

UDAX314 -- Charles C. Myers Library (Dubuque)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)