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Overview"Priscilla J. Brewer examines the development and history of the first American appliance--the cast iron stove--that created a quiet, but culturally contested transformation of domestic life and sparked many important debates about the role of women, industrialization, the definition of social class, and the development of a consumer economy. Brewer explores the shift from fireplaces to stoves for cooking and heating in American homes, and sheds new light on the supposedly ""separate spheres"" of home and world of nineteenth- century America. She also considers the changing responses to technological development, the emergence of a consumption ethic, and the attempt to define and preserve distinct Anglo-American middle class culture. There are few works that treat this significant subject, and Brewer covers impressive new ground. Extensively documented--based on letters, diaries, probate inventories, census records, sales figures, advertisements, fiction, and advice literature-this book will be valuable to scholars of American history and women's studies." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Priscilla J BrewerPublisher: Syracuse University Press Imprint: Syracuse University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.737kg ISBN: 9780815606505ISBN 10: 0815606508 Pages: 358 Publication Date: 30 September 2000 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationPriscilla J. Brewer is associate professor of American studies at the University of South Florida in Tampa. She is the author of Shaker Communities, Shaker Lives, and numerous articles. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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