Genteel women empire and domestic material culture, 1840-1910
This book examines the transfer and adaptation of British female gentility in various locations across the British Empire, including Africa, New Zealand and India, as expressed through their personal and household possessions, specifically their dress, living rooms, gardens and food
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| Sprache: | English |
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Manchester
Manchester University Press
2015
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| Ausgabe: | Paperback edition |
| Schriftenreihe: | Studies in imperialism
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| Online-Zugang: | DE-188 DE-703 URL des Erstveröffentlichers |
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Inhaltsangabe:
- General Editor's introduction
- 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 overestimate the pleasure of tending flowers’: tasteful gardening and growing attachment
- 5. ‘The guests being seated at the dinner table, the lady serves the soup’: food and household management
- 6. Conclusion: The work of migrancy
- Bibliography
- Index