The Pocket: A Hidden History of Women’s Lives by Barbara Burman and Ariane Fennetaux

$25.00

The Pocket: A Hidden History of Women’s Lives by Barbara Burman and Ariane Fennetaux

$25.00

This fascinating and enlightening study of the tie-on pocket combines materiality and gender to provide new insight into the social history of women’s everyday lives—from duchesses and country gentry to prostitutes and washerwomen—and to explore their consumption practices, sociability, mobility, privacy, and identity. A wealth of evidence reveals unexpected facets of the past, bringing women’s stories into intimate focus.

  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 264 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0300253745
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0300253740
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.23 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.5 x 0.75 x 8.75 inches

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About this collaboration

Barbara Burman is an independent scholar, and Ariane Fennetaux is associate professor of eighteenth-century history at the Université de Paris.

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