Sex and real estate
Subtitle: why we love houses
By: Marjorie Garber
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Pantheon Books
Published: 2000
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 243
ISBN-13: 9780375420542
Subjects: Psychology; Psychological aspects; Home in popular culture; Home; Homeowners; Dwellings
Description: "Marjorie Garber ranges through literature, art, film, journalism, criticism, and the hard evidence of everyday experience, and gives us an acute analysis of the ways in which we think about the places we hang our hats. She discusses the House as Beloved, as Mother, as Body. She writes about the Dream House, the Trophy House, the House as History, and the Summer House."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-230) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction  : sex and real estate -- -- 1. The; title: house as beloved -- -- 2. The; title: house as mother -- -- 3. The; title: house as body -- -- 4. The; title: dream house -- -- 5. The; title: trophy house -- -- 6. The; title: house as history -- -- 7. The; title: summer house --; title: Epilogue : why we love houses.