Genteel women : empire and domestic material culture, 1840-1910

Genteel women : empire and domestic material culture, 1840-1910 / Dianne Lawrence.

Author/creator	Lawrence, Dianne author.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Manchester ; New York : Manchester University Press ; New York : Distributed in the United States exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.
Description	xvii, 262 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subject(s)	Women--Colonies --Great Britain --Social life and customs --19th century. Women--Colonies --Great Britain --Social conditions --19th century. Great Britain--Colonies --History.

Series	Studies in imperialism Studies in imperialism (Manchester, England) ^A231036
Contents	Gentility and the performance of self -- "Dress indicates mind" : the art and practice of appearance management -- "The arrangement requires much taste and judgement" : creating critical space, the living room -- "No-one can over-estimate the pleasure of tending flowers" : tasteful gardening and growing attachment -- "The guests being seated at the dinner table, the lady serves the soup" : food and household management -- The work of migrancy.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-255) and index.
ISBN	9780719088032
ISBN	0719088038

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	JV1017 .L397 2012	✔ Available	Place Hold