Women's places : architecture and design 1860-1960
Published by : Routledge, (London ; | New York :) Physical details: xx, 178 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. ISBN:0415284481 (hardcover : alk. paper); 041528449X (paperback : alk. paper). Year: 2003Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Books | Pearl Academy Delhi | 720 WOM (Browse shelf) | Available | NA9574 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
What was different about the environments that women created as architects, designers and clients at a time when they were gaining increasing political and social status in a male world? Through a series of case studies, Women's Places: Architecture and Design 1860-1960, examines in detail the professional and domestic spaces created by women who had money and the opportunity to achieve their ideal. Set against a background of accepted notions of modernity relating to design and architecture of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, this book provides a fascinating insight into women's social aspirations and identities. It offers new information and new interpretations in the study of gender, material culture and the built environment in the period 1860-1960.
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