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A Cultural History of Twin Beds
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hilary Hinds
- Series:
- Home (Bloomsbury (Firm))
- Home
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Beds--History.
- Beds.
- Beds--Social aspects.
- Physical Description:
- 1 electronic resource (296 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Bloomsbury Academic 2019
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Through tracing the history of twin beds, this book reveals unexpected perspectives on the social and sexual mores of late 19th- and 20th Britain.
- Contents:
- List of Figures
- Series Preface: Why Home?
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction: At Home with Twin Beds
- 1. Double or Twin?
- Part One: Hygiene
- 2. Air in the Bedroom
- 3. Vital Force
- 4. Coda: Modern Sleep
- Part Two: Modernity
- 5. Anti-Victorianism and the Modern Home
- 6. Modern by Design
- 7. Coda: The Mise-en-Sce`ne of Modern MarriagePart Three: Marriage
- 8. At Home with a Stranger
- 9. Marie Stopes and Modern Marriage
- 10. Late Victorian Marital Advice
- 11. Abstinence and Ambivalence
- 12. Twin Beds: The Literary Verdict
- Conclusion: Together and Apart
- Notes
- References
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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