Death in the dining room and other tales of Victorian culture / by Kenneth L. Ames.

Main entry:

Ames, Kenneth L.

Title & Author:

Death in the dining room and other tales of Victorian culture / by Kenneth L. Ames.

Publication:

Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 1992.

Description:

xiv, 265 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm.

Series:

American civilization

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-259) and index.
First impressions -- Death in the dining room -- Words to live by -- When the music stops -- Posture and power.
Dust jacket.

Summary:

This book explores the minds of Victorians by examining some of their most distinctive and fascinating creations. Featuring five once-prominent home furnishings, he reconstructs a vanished culture and demonstrates the centrality of the artifact to historical understanding as he considers these objects in relations to issues of class, gender, and place.

ISBN:

0877228914 (acid-free paper)
9780877228912 (acid-free paper)
9781566393331 (pbk : alk. paper)
1566393337 (pbk : alk. paper)

Subject:

Material culture United States.
Victoriana.
Popular culture United States History 19th century.
Folk art United States History 19th century.
Music United States Social life and customs History 19th century.
Social status United States History 19th century.
Women United States Social life and customs History 19th century.
Furniture United States Social life and customs History 19th century.
Households United States Social life and customs History 19th century.
Culture matérielle États-Unis.
Culture populaire États-Unis Histoire 19e siècle.
Art populaire États-Unis Histoire 19e siècle.
Musique États-Unis Mœurs et coutumes Histoire 19e siècle.
Statut social États-Unis Histoire 19e siècle.
Femmes États-Unis Mœurs et coutumes Histoire 19e siècle.
Ménages (Statistique) États-Unis Mœurs et coutumes Histoire 19e siècle.
Folk art.
Manners and customs.
Material culture.
Popular culture.
Social status.
Women Social life and customs.
Innenarchitektur
Bildband
Möbel
Lebensstil
Bürgertum
Wohnen
United States Social life and customs 19th century.
États-Unis Mœurs et coutumes 19e siècle.
United States.
USA

Form/genre:

History.

Added entries:

American civilization.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 189083
Call No.: ID:93-B647
Status: Available

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