The Invention of Comfort Sensibilities and Design in Early Modern Britain and Early America
| Author/creator | Crowley, John E. Author |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Description | 376 p. ill 09.250 x 06.250 in. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete |
| Subjects |
| Summary | Annotation <p>How did our modern ideas of physical well-being originate? As John Crowley demonstrates in <i>The Invention of Comfort,</i> changes in sensible technology owed a great deal to fashion-conscious elites discovering <i>dis</i>comfort in surroundings they earlier had felt to be satisfactory.</p><p>Written in an engaging style that will appeal to historians and material culture specialists as well as to general readers, this pathbreaking work brings together such disparate topics of analysis as climate, fire, food, clothing, the senses, and anxiety—especially about the night.</p> |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9780801873157 |
| ISBN | 0801873150 (Trade Paper) Active Record |
| Standard identifier# | 9780801873157 |
| Stock number | 00014051 |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | ✔ Available |