{"product_id":"the-domestic-space-reader-paperback-softback-9780802096647","title":"The Domestic Space Reader (Paperback \/ softback) 9780802096647","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Domestic Space Reader\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eChiara Briganti (Edited by), Kathy Mezei (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780802096647\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 23 November 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e448 pages, 17 illustrations\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.7 cm, 0.68 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘This anthology would be notably useful for literature students developing an interdisciplinary understanding of domestic space and for those in other disciplines considering architecture’s influence on individual and cultural imaginations.’\u003c\/p\u003e - Dale Tracy (Canadian Literature #221: Summer 2014)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eTune in to HGTV, visit your local bookstore's magazine section, or flip to the 'Homes' section of your weekend newspaper, and it becomes clear: domestic spaces play an immense role in our cultural consciousness. \u003cem\u003eThe Domestic Space Reader\u003c\/em\u003e addresses our collective fascination with houses and homes by providing the first comprehensive survey of the concept across time, cultures, and disciplines.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis pioneering anthology, which is ideal for students and general readers, features writing by key scholars, thinkers, and writers including Gaston Bachelard, Mary Douglas, Le Corbusier, Homi Bhabha, Henri Lefebvre, Mrs. Beeton, Ma Thanegi, Diana Fuss, Beatriz Colomina, and Edith Wharton. Among the many engaging topics explored are: the impact of domestic technologies on family life; the relationship between religion and the home; nomadic peoples and housing; domestic spaces in art and literature; and the history of the bedroom, the kitchen, and the bathroom. \u003cem\u003eThe Domestic Space Reader\u003c\/em\u003e demonstrates how discussions of domestic spaces can help us better understand our inner lives and challenge our perceptions of life in particular times and places.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Table of Illustrations\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Chapter 1. Introduction \u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 2. The Idea of Home \u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 3. Interiors \u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 4. House\/Body\/Psyche \u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 5. Gendered Spaces \u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 6. Home Parts \u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 7. Liminal Spaces \u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 8. Contested Spaces \u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 9. Literary Spaces\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52520748744984,"sku":"9780802096647","price":29.67,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-domestic-space-reader-paperback-softback-9780802096647","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}