Confidence Men and Painted Women: A Study of Middle-class

Confidence Men and Painted Women: A Study of Middle-class Culture in America, 1830-1870 (Yale Historical Publications, Miscellany)

Karen Halttunen draws a vivid picture of the social and cultural development of the upwardly mobile middle class, basing her study on a survey of the conduct manuals and fashion magazines of mid-nineteenth-century America.
â€œAn ingenious book: original, inventive, resourceful, and exciting. â€¦ This book adds immeasurably to the current work on sentimental culture and American cultural history and brings to its task an inquisitive, fresh, and intelligent perspective. â€¦ Essential reading for historians, literary critics, feminists, and cultural commentators who wish to study mid-nineteenth-century American culture and its relation to contemporary values.â‚¬Â-Dianne F. Sadoff, American Quarterly
â€œA compelling and beautifully developed study. â€¦ Halttunen provides us with a subtle book that gently unfolds from her mastery of the subject and intelligent prose.â‚¬Â-Paula S. Fass, Journal of Social History
â€œHalttunen has done her homework-the research has been tremendous, the notes and bibliography are impressive, and the text is peppered with hundreds of quotes-and gives some real insight into an area of American culture and history where we might have never bothered to look.â‚¬Â-John Hopkins, Times Literary Supplement
â€œThe kind of imaginative history that opens up new questions, that challenges conventional historical understanding, and demonstrates how provocative and exciting cultural history can be.â‚¬Â-William R. Leach, The New England Quarterly
â€œA stunning contribution to American cultural history.â‚¬Â-Alan Trachtenberg

Country	USA
Brand	Yale University Press
Manufacturer	Yale University Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	illustrations, notes, bibliography, inde
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9780300037883
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Confidence Men and Painted Women: A Study of Middle-class Culture in America, 1830-1870 (Yale Historical Publications, Miscellany)

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