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Homes and Homecomings: Gendered Histories of Domesticity and Return
K H Adler
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Description for Homes and Homecomings: Gendered Histories of Domesticity and Return
Paperback. Feminist historians have long analysed the constructions and meanings of home, whether as domestic space or the place of belonging and longing. In Homes and Homecomings an international group of scholars provide inspiring new historical perspectives on the politics of homes and homecomings. Editor(s): Adler, K. H.; Hamilton, Carrie. Series: Gender and History Special Issues. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 172 x 12. Weight in Grams: 492.
In Homes and Homecomings an international group of scholars provide inspiring new historical perspectives on the politics of homes and homecomings. Using innovative methodological and theoretical approaches, the book examines case studies from Africa, Asia, the Americas and Europe.
In Homes and Homecomings an international group of scholars provide inspiring new historical perspectives on the politics of homes and homecomings. Using innovative methodological and theoretical approaches, the book examines case studies from Africa, Asia, the Americas and Europe.
- Provides inspiring new historical perspectives on the politics of homes and homecomings
- Takes an historical approach to a subject area that is surprisingly little historicised
- Features original research from a group of international scholars
- The book has an international approach that focuses on Africa, Asia, the Americas and East and West Europe
- Contains original illustrations of homes in a variety of historical contexts
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Series
Gender and History Special Issues
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781444336504
SKU
V9781444336504
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-32
About K H Adler
K. H. Adler lectures in history at the University of Nottingham. She is the author of Jews and Gender in Liberation France (2003), and the editor of Gender & History. She is currently working on a book about post-war homecomings in twentieth-century France. Carrie Hamilton lectures in History at Roehampton University, London, where she is also Director of the ... Read more
Reviews for Homes and Homecomings: Gendered Histories of Domesticity and Return
“This book is of value to students and scholars in social sciences and the humanities interested in gendered perspectives on home and domestic life.” (International Journal of Housing Policy, 21 June 2013)