The Invention of Comfort
Author | : John E. Crowley |
Publisher | : JHU Press |
Total Pages | : 386 |
Release | : 2001 |
ISBN-10 | : 0801873150 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780801873157 |
Rating | : 4/5 (50 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Invention of Comfort written by John E. Crowley and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Definitions of comfort changed over time, the author shows, and men and women sometimes interpreted comfort differently. He begins with a description of the material culture of heating and illumination in British and Anglo-American domestic environments during the postmedieval centuries, when comfort was primarily a moral term implying consolation and support. (Midwest).