A history of domestic space
Subtitle: privacy and the Canadian home
By: Peter Ward.
Publisher: UBC Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Vancouver
Language: eng
Number of pages: 182
Subjects: Architecture, Domestic -- Canada -- History.; Dwellings -- Canada -- History.; Architecture and society -- Canada.
Description: "Homes are our most personal, private places, at the heart of how we conceive of life outside the public sphere. A History of Domestic Space explores how domestic architecture has shaped and been shaped by family and social relationships over the past three centuries. The changing form, setting, and technology of the home have profoundly affected our opportunities for individual privacy within a family and family privacy within a community."--BOOK JACKET.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Housing and Privacy /; title: Interiors /8; title: Little House, Big House / 8; title: The Question of Crowding / 18; title: The Organization of Household Space / 24; title: Domestic Technology and Interior Spaces / 47; title: The Bathroom / 51; title: The Parlour / 6o; title: The Kitchen / 71; title: The Bedroom / 81; title: The Apartment / 88; title: The House in Its Sefaing / 98; title: The Farmhouse / 98; title: The Villa / 105; title: The Home in City and Suburb / no; title: The Front of the House / 154; title: Porches, Verandahs, Patios, Decks / 139; title: WGardens and Yards /145; title: pivacy and the Canadian Home / 155; title: Notes /161; title: Suggested Reading / 169; title: Illustration Credits /172; title: Index /177.