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Home: A Short History of an Idea

by Witold Rybczynski

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Publisher Comments:

This immensely popular, witty, and highly provocative book is changing people's attitudes about convenience, decor, and technology in home design and furnishing. 10 black-and-white illustrations.

Review:

"In a loosely configured essay, Rybczynski discusses the idea of comfort and the Western cultural attitudes that have shaped it since the end of the middle ages. Rather than dealing with the technical aspects of architecture, he reviews such cultural variables as intimacy and privacy, domesticity, ease, and ideas about light, air, and efficiency as they have changed over time...."Library Journal

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"Rybczynski has discovered many absorbing facts about our domestic evolution, and shows what a lot of human thought has gone into the modern chair, or attitudes about fresh air, or a room of our own...." William Gass, The New York Times Book Review

Synopsis:

Rybczynski presents a brilliant assessment of the social, cultural, economic, and political factors that have shaped Western concepts of privacy, domesticity, and comfort.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780140102314
Subtitle:
A Short History of an Idea
Author:
Rybczynski, Witold
Publisher:
Penguin Books
Location:
New York, NY :
Subject:
Interior Design
Subject:
Domestic
Subject:
Interior decoration
Subject:
Dwellings
Subject:
Architecture and society
Subject:
Personal space
Subject:
Interior Design - General
Subject:
Residential
Subject:
Buildings - Residential
Subject:
Dwellings -- Psychological aspects.
Copyright:
c198
Edition Description:
Bibliography: p. 233-244.
Series Volume:
672
Publication Date:
July 1987
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
272
Dimensions:
7.76x5.09x.76 in. .52 lbs.
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