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: Mixed media product
Publication date: 26 November 2020
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

A Cultural History of the Home

A Cultural History of the Home in Antiquity (800 BCE - 800 CE)

A Cultural History of the Home in the Medieval Age (800 - 1450)

A Cultural History of the Home in the Renaissance (1450 - 1648)

A Cultural History of the Home in the Age of Enlightenment (1648 - 1815)

A Cultural History of the Home in the Age of Empire (1815 - 1920)

A Cultural History of the Home in the Modern Age (1920 - present)

Each volume discusses the same themes in its chapters: The Meaning of the Home, Family and Household, The House, Furniture and Furnishings, Home and Work, Gender and Home, Hospitality and Home, Religion and Home. This structure 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.

Weight: 3628g
Dimension: 181 x 262 x 114 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781472584410