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Middle class culture in the nineteenth century America, Australia and Britain /

'Linda Young's excellent study will be indispensable to students of Nineteenth-century material culture, whether in England, the United States, or Australia. Whether writing of deportment or jewellery, piano-playing or taking a bath, she ably shows the standards and practices through which...

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Main Authors: Young, Linda.
Published:
Literature type: Electronic Software eBook
Language: English
Subjects:
Middle class.
Middle class > History > 19th century > Australia.
Culture.
Middle class > History > 19th century > Great Britain.
Archaeology and history.
Middle class > History > 19th century > United States.
Social classes > c 1800 to c 1900 > Ireland. > Ireland. > Ireland. > Ireland.
Social & cultural history > c 1800 to c 1900 > Ireland. > Ireland. > Ireland. > Ireland.
Cultural studies > c 1800 to c 1900 > Ireland. > Ireland. > Ireland. > Ireland.
Society.
Australia > Social life and customs > 19th century.
Great Britain > Social life and customs > 19th century.
United States > Social life and customs > 19th century.
Middle class > Culture > Archaeology and history
Online Access: http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780230598812
Summary: 'Linda Young's excellent study will be indispensable to students of Nineteenth-century material culture, whether in England, the United States, or Australia. Whether writing of deportment or jewellery, piano-playing or taking a bath, she ably shows the standards and practices through which the rising middle-classes sought to establish their sense of identity. Lucid, detailed, and insightful, Young's study fascinatingly points up the continuities and correspondences that went to make the emergent bourgeoisie a truly global phenomenon.' - Kate Flint, Rutgers University 'She [Linda Young] has set herself the hugely ambitious task of summarizing nineteenth-century in Australia, America, and Britain in two hundred pages. Her book is perceptive, theoretically sophisticated, and a useful additin to the middle-class history library.' - H-Net Reviews (H-Albion).
Item Description: Electronic book text.
Epublication based on: 9780333997468, 2002.
Carrier Form: 264 p.
ISBN: 9780333997468
9780230598812 :
0230598811 :
CLC: D771.261
Contents: Introduction Cultural Baggage: The Genteel World In-between: The Problem of the Middle Class The Civilising Process: The Morphology of Gentility Under Control: The Genteel Body Best Behaviour: Public Relationships Correct Taste: The Material Conditions of Gentility Conclusion End Notes Bibliography.

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