Genteel women : empire and domestic material culture, 1840-1910 / Dianne Lawrence.
Genteel women : empire and domestic material culture, 1840-1910 / Dianne Lawrence.
Genteel women : empire and domestic material culture, 1840-1910 / Dianne Lawrence.
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Publisher
Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2012.
Call Numbers
G 2013/1031
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Language
English
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Physical content
xvii, 262 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
1.Introduction: gentility and the performance of self -- 2.`Dress indicates mind': the art and practice of appearance management -- 3.`The arrangement requires much taste and judgement': creating critical space, the living room -- 4.`No-one can over-estimate the pleasure of tending flowers': tastefu...
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Publisher
Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2012.
Series
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2012.
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Summary
During the latter half of the nineteenth century and the first decades of the twentieth, colonial expansion prompted increasing numbers of genteel women to establish their family homes in far-flung corners of the world. This work explores ways in which the women's values, as expressed through their material culture, specifically their dress, living...
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Genteel women : empire and domestic material culture, 1840-1910 / Dianne Lawrence.
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General note
Studies in imperialism
Queensland content.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2013/1031
Record Identifier
74VvxexBrg8Z
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvxexBrg8Z
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ISBN
9780719088032 (hardback)
DDC
305.309171241
MMS ID
991016914559702626
