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| Genre/Form: | History |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Amanda Vickery |
| ISBN: | 9780300154535 0300154534 9780300168969 0300168969 |
| OCLC Number: | 317471846 |
| Description: | xviii, 382 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm |
| Contents: | Thresholds and boundaries at home -- Men alone -- Setting up home -- His and hers -- Rooms at the top -- Wallpaper and taste -- The trials of domestic dependence -- A nest of comforts -- What women made -- A sex in things? |
| Responsibility: | Amanda Vickery. |
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Shortlisted for the 2009 Hessell-Tiltman Prize for History: "Behind Closed Doors" was highly commended by the judges of the Hessell-Tiltman prizeand described as "outstanding in every way."--Hessell-Tiltman Prize for History "English PEN "" Some of the considerable achievements of this important book are Vickery s sheer mastery of the sources, the originality of her materials and methodology, and the provocations contained in her seductive prose. Helen Berry, "Reviews in History" --Helen Berry "Reviews in History "" "Some of the considerable achievements of this important book are Vickery's sheer mastery of the sources, the originality of her materials and methodology, and the provocations contained in her seductive prose." -- Helen Berry, "Reviews in History" --Helen Berry "Reviews in History " "If until now the Georgian home has been like a monochrome engraving, Vickery has made it three dimensional and vibrantly colored." Behind Closed Doors" demonstrates that rigorous academic work can also be nosy, gossipy, and utterly engaging."--Andrea Wulf, "New York Times Book Review"""--Andrea Wulf"New York Times Book Review" (12/16/2009) If until now the Georgian home has been like a monochrome engraving, Vickery has made it three dimensional and vibrantly colored." Behind Closed Doors" demonstrates that rigorous academic work can also be nosy, gossipy, and utterly engaging. Andrea Wulf, "New York Times Book Review"""--Andrea Wulf"New York Times Book Review" (12/16/2009)" "Comparison between Vickery and Jane Austen is irresistible. . . This book is almost too pleasurable, in that Vickery's style and delicious nosiness conceal some seriously weighty scholarship." Lisa Hilton, "The Independent" --Lisa Hilton"The Independent" (12/06/2009)" Read more...
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