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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of North Carolina Press
ISBN-100807816752
ISBN-139780807816752
eBay Product ID (ePID)261408
Product Key Features
Book TitleAmerican Family Home, 1800-1960
Number of Pages297 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicBuildings / Residential, General, United States / General, History / General
Publication Year1986
IllustratorYes
GenreArchitecture, History
AuthorClifford Edward Clark Jr., Clifford Edward Clark
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight3 Oz
Item Length11 in
Item Width8.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN85-024496
Reviews"A stimulating book, one that should appeal to readers interested in architecture as well as in family or women's history." -- North Carolina Historical Review
Dewey Edition19
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Decimal728.3/7/0973
SynopsisIn the nineteenth century, architects and family reformers launched promotional campaigns portraying houses no longer as simply physical structures in which families lived but as emblems for family cohesiveness and identity. Clark explains why, despite the fear of standardization and homogenization, the middle class has persisted in viewing the single-family home as the main symbol of independence as as the distinguishing sign of having achieved middle-class status.