Ideal Homes
Uncovering the History and Design of the Interwar House
At the end of the First World War, local authorities across Britain created over a million 'homes fit for heroes', establishing a widespread model of private ownership. The new communities that emerged soon began to assert their own, unique identity. Resisting official notions of good taste, they sought out varieties of architecture and design that were both modern and nostalgic.In this book, Deborah Sugg Ryan explores how new class and gender identities were shaped by the creation of the interwar suburban home. Drawing on exhibitions, memoirs, advertisements and films, as well as surviving examples of suburban architecture and interiors, she…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-5261-5067-7
- EAN: 9781526150677
- Produktnummer: 33320808
- Verlag: MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
- Seitenangabe: 360 S.
- Masse: H12.9 cm x B19.8 cm x D3.1 cm 416 g
- Abbildungen: 20 colour illustrations, 60 black & white illustrations
- Gewicht: 416
- Sonstiges: General (US: Trade)
Über den Autor
Deborah Sugg Ryan is a historian, author and contributor for BBC Two's A House Through Time. A former V&A curator, she is a specialist in the history of housing, interiors, products and everyday life and has appeared on BBC Two's Inside the Factory, Business Boomers; More 4's David Jason's History of British Inventions and Channel 4's No 57: The Story of a House, Heaven, Hell or Suburbia. Deborah is Professor of Design History and Theory at University of Portsmouth and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.
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