{"product_id":"the-pursuit-of-pleasure-jane-rendell-9780813529806","title":"The Pursuit of Pleasure: Gender, Space and Architecture in Regency London","description":"\u003cp\u003eUntil recently, architectural historians have focused their attention on buildings financed by wealthy patrons and designed by prestigious architects. Historical analysis has centered on the politics of this architecture and how social class has contributed to the design. Feminist historians have explored the role of women architects, and they have examined how gender difference informs architectural design. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDeveloping these areas of research, Jane Rendell discusses how gender theory can inform the study of architecture in early nineteenth-century London. She considers the gendering of public space as a complex and shifting series of moves between men and women, constructed and represented through spatial and social relations of consumption, display, and exchange. Drawing on geography, philosophy, and cultural theory, she investigates a number of specific architectural spaces--places of upper-class leisure and consumption in the West End: streets, clubs, assembly rooms, opera houses, and theaters.\u003cp\u003eIn discussing public urban sites and the social exchanges that take place there, Rendell also examines the types of individuals displayed in--or excluded by--these spaces, such as the rambler and the cyprian, precursors to the Parisian \u003ci\u003eflâneur\u003c\/i\u003e and prostitute. Illustrated with contemporary prints and drawings, \u003ci\u003eThe Pursuit of Pleasure\u003c\/i\u003e is a rich analysis of public space at the birth of the modern metropolis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jane Rendell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0813529808\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813529806\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rutgers University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.48h x 6.32w x 0.95d","brand":"Jane Rendell","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48621797310719,"sku":"9780813529806","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-pursuit-of-pleasure-jane-rendell-9780813529806","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}