{"product_id":"the-pocket-barbara-burman-9780300253740","title":"The Pocket: A Hidden History of Women's Lives, 1660-1900","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Art Book of 2019\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A riveting book . . . few stones are left unturned.\"--Roberta Smith's \"Top Art Books of 2019,\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This fascinating and enlightening study of the tie-on pocket combines materiality and gender to provide new insight into the social history of women's everyday lives--from duchesses and country gentry to prostitutes and washerwomen--and to explore their consumption practices, sociability, mobility, privacy, and identity. A wealth of evidence reveals unexpected facets of the past, bringing women's stories into intimate focus. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"What particularly interests Burman and Fennetaux is the way in which women of all classes have historically used these tie-on pockets as a supplementary body part to help them negotiate their way through a world that was not built to suit them.\"--Kathryn Hughes, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"A brilliant book.\"--Ulinka Rublack, \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Barbara Burman, Ariane Fennetaux\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300253745\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300253740\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/28\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.90w x 0.70d","brand":"Barbara Burman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44055382524159,"sku":"9780300253740","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_72356041-7af7-4a49-8742-cab1ccfea683.jpg?v=1685035444","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-pocket-barbara-burman-9780300253740","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}