Stir it up : home economics in American culture / Megan J. Elias.
Stir it up : home economics in American culture / Megan J. Elias.
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Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2008.
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N392.30973/1
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Language
English
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Physical content
226 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Ch. 1. A Department of One's Own -- Ch. 2. At Home in the World -- Ch. 3. Future Homemakers of America -- Ch. 4. Burn Your Braisers -- Epilogue: Flip This Housewife.
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Publisher
Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2008.
Place of Publication
Pennsylvania
Date Published
c2008.
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Summary
"Stir It Up explains what the successes and failures of home economists can tell us about American culture. The book concludes with an examination of contemporary attitudes toward domesticity, putting the phenomena of Martha Stewart, Rachel Ray, Ty Pennington, and the "Mommy Wars" into historical context."--BOOK JACKET....
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Stir it up : home economics in American culture / Megan J. Elias.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [189]-210) and index.
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c2008.
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N392.30973/1
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74VMbw8Rd0yM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VMbw8Rd0yM
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ISBN
0812240790 (alk. paper)
9780812240795 (alk. paper)
DDC
392.309730904
MMS ID
991000659009702626
