A Cultural History of the Home

A Cultural History of the Home provides a comprehensive survey of the domestic space from ancient times to the present, exploring how different cultures and societies have established, developed, and used the home. It offers a historical focus on the location in which people have spent much of their time, revealing a great deal about how people have lived day-to-day in a range of regions and epochs. Each volume discusses the same themes in its chapters, making it a valuable resource for readers interested in the history of the home.

Format: Multiple-component retail product
Publication date: 16 May 2024
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

A Cultural History of the Home provides a comprehensive survey of the domestic space from ancient times to the present, spanning 2800 years and six volumes. It explores how different cultures and societies have established, developed, and used the home, revealing a great deal about how people have lived day-to-day in a range of regions and epochs. The six volumes cover the following periods: Antiquity (800 BCE - 800 CE), Medieval Age (800 - 1450), Renaissance (1450 - 1648), Age of Enlightenment (1648 - 1815), Age of Empire (1815 - 1920), and Modern Age (1920 - present). Each volume discusses the same themes in its chapters, including the Meaning of the Home, Family and Household, the House, Furniture and Furnishings, Home and Work, Gender and Home, Hospitality and Home, and Religion and Home. The structure of the book offers readers a broad overview of a period within each volume or the opportunity to follow a theme through history by reading the relevant chapter across volumes. Generously illustrated, the full six-volume set combines to present the most detailed survey available on the home in history.

ISBN-13: 9781350412354