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An Anthropology of Domestic Space

Paper $19.95s    |    0-8156-2903-6    |    2006

Explores the practices and symbolism of domestic space in Western society.

Reviews
"This volume on domestic space brings together research traditions that have never mingled before: art history, social history, women’s studies, design history, architectural history, cultural anthropology, ethnology, sociology, housing sociology, environmental psychology, material cultural studies and consumer studies. . . . The book displays the varied approaches that can be taken when studying domestic space and is a very interesting read."
—Area

"Amsterdam anthropologist Irene Cieraad edits this interdisciplinary collection of articles looking inward at Western urban living and examining what our homes reveal about our cultures and societies."
—Today’s Books

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Author
Irene Cieraad is a cultural anthropologist and senior researcher in the Department of Architecture of Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands.

61/8 x 91/4, 200 pages, 24 illustrations, bibliography, index