Tune in to HGTV, visit your local bookstore's magazine section,
or flip to the 'Homes' section of your weekend newspaper, and it
becomes clear: domestic spaces play an immense role in our cultural
consciousness. The Domestic Space Reader addresses our collective
fascination with houses and homes by providing the first
comprehensive survey of the concept across time, cultures, and
disciplines.
This pioneering anthology, which is ideal for students and
general readers, features writing by key scholars, thinkers, and
writers including Gaston Bachelard, Mary Douglas, Le Corbusier,
Homi Bhabha, Henri Lefebvre, Mrs. Beeton, Ma Thanegi, Diana Fuss,
Beatriz Colomina, and Edith Wharton. Among the many engaging topics
explored are: the impact of domestic technologies on family life;
the relationship between religion and the home; nomadic peoples and
housing; domestic spaces in art and literature, and the history of
the bedroom, the kitchen, and the bathroom. The Domestic Space
Reader demonstrates how discussions of domestic spaces can help us
better understand our inner lives and challenge our perceptions of
life in particular times and places.
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