Parlor Ponds : The Cultural Work of the American Home Aquarium, 1850 - 1970 [1 ed.] 9780472028108, 9780472051663

California and the Politics of Disability, 1850–1970 3031217136, 9783031217135

This book explores the political, legal, medical, and social battles that led to the widespread institutionalization of

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National Imaginaries, American Identities: The Cultural Work of American Iconography 9780691227726, 0691009945, 0691009953

From the American Revolution to the present, the United States has enjoyed a rich and persuasive visual culture. These i

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The Golden Age of the American Essay: 1945-1970 9780593312810

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The Story of Home: God at Work in the Bible's Tales of Home 9781087781785

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Autumn of Central Paris: The Defeat of Town Planning, 1850-1970 9780773593954

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The Work from Home Megabook Sampler 9781386674825

Are you tired of working for someone else? Are you ready to be your own boss? In this action-driven series, bestselling

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Ponds 9798385210640

In Ponds, Jane Clark Scharl explores the mysterious relationship between change and repetition: seemingly contradictory,

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Laboring to Play: Home Entertainment and the Spectacle of Middle-Class Cultural Life, 1850-1920 [1 ed.] 9780817387334, 9780817314491

A compelling analysis of how middling Americans entertained themselves and how these entertainments changed over time. T

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Cultural Production and the Politics of Women’s Work in American Literature and Film 1138327263, 9781138327269

Cultural Production and the Politics of Women’s Work in American Literature and Film emphasizes the interrelation among

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Taste: A cultural history of the home interior 1859469256, 9781859469255

Democratic in intention and approach, the book will argue that the home interior, as independently created by the ‘amate

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