{"product_id":"the-pocket-a-hidden-history-of-womens-lives-1660-1900-paperback","title":"The Pocket: A Hidden History of Women's Lives, 1660-1900 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBarbara Burman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAriane Fennetaux\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Art Book of 2019\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A riveting book . . . few stones are left unturned.\"--Roberta Smith's \"Top Art Books of 2019,\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"What particularly interests Burman and Fennetaux is the way in which women of all classes have historically used these tie-on pockets as a supplementary body part to help them negotiate their way through a world that was not built to suit them.\"--Kathryn Hughes, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"A brilliant book.\"--Ulinka Rublack, \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBarbara Burman\u003c\/b\u003e is an independent scholar, and \u003cb\u003eAriane Fennetaux\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor of eighteenth-century history at the Université de Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9.3 x 6.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 28, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769475531040,"sku":"9780300253740","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1cb462d67b4ec27af5adb7fc93b11a13.webp?v=1780349079","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-pocket-a-hidden-history-of-womens-lives-1660-1900-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}