Title: Objects and Textures of Everyday Life and Literature in Imperial Britain
Description: "Focusing on everyday life in nineteenth-century Britain and its imperial possessions--from preparing tea to cleaning the kitchen, from packing for imperial adventures to arranging home décor--the essays in this collection analyze the idiosyncratic and ideological contours of materiality, thus demonstrating how the use of nitty-gritty elements influenced the ways that tenets of domesticity were established as central to individual happiness, national security, and imperial hegemony"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Material culture, House furnishings, Commercial products, Imperialism, Group identity, Great britain, social life and customs, Social life and customs, National security, Personal belongings, Home, History, Mœurs et coutumes, Culture matérielle, Histoire, Foyer, Objets personnels, Ameublement, Produits commerciaux, Impérialisme, Aspect social, Identité collective, Manners and customs, Social aspects, Alltagskultur, Imperialismus, Kolonialismus