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Author Freeman, June.

Title The making of the modern kitchen : a cultural history / June Freeman
Published Oxford ; New York : Berg, 2004

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Description v, 205 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Contents 1. Spotlight on the kitchen: an outlines of the scope and approach of the book -- 2. Kitchen design as an expression of twentieth-century proselytising -- 3. From the general to the particular and how it was done -- 4. First findings from the sample -- 5. Shopping begins -- 6. Gender and the acquisition of a new kitchen -- 7. Not only but also: instrumental and expressive considerations -- 8. Finishing off and adding the clutter -- 9. Reviewing the endeavour and endeavouring to conclude
Summary " ... To get to the heart of the meaning, design and purpose of the modern kitchen, the author interviewed a sample of 74 homeowners. She follows them through the process of shopping and purchasing a new kitchen, and she discusses the importance of layout, colour, shape and texture. She explores the dominant role that women play in shaping the appearance of a new kitchen and considers the evolution of the modern kitchen in the context of the consumer age. The first history of the fitted kitchen in England, this innovative new book will appeal to anyone interested in design, sociology, gender studies and cultural history"--COVER
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-200) and index
Subject Kitchen cabinets -- England -- History.
Kitchen cabinets -- Great Britain -- History.
Kitchens -- Social aspects -- England.
Kitchens -- Social aspects -- Great Britain.
Kitchens -- England -- History.
Kitchens -- Great Britain -- Design and construction.
LC no. 2004303399
ISBN 1859736947
1859736998 (paperback)