Domesticating electricity: technology, uncertainty and gender, 1880–1914
Auteur :
Gooday, Graeme
Éditeur :
University of Pittsburgh Press
ISBN :
9780822965299
Date de publication :
5 févr. 2018
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This is an innovative and original socio-cultural study of the history of electricity during the late Victorian and Edward periods. The rapid take-up of electrical light and domestic appliances on both sides of the Atlantic had a wide-ranging effect on consumer habits and the division of labour within the home.