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Comfort, Pleasure and Prestige describes the ways in which the Welsh gentry used domestic technology to ensure that their country-house lifestyle was as comfortable as possible. While the focus of the book is unashamedly about the technology of country houses, in order to explain why some technologies were adopted while others were not, domestic technology is placed squarely in its social and historical context. Although the Welsh gentry's fortunes fluctuated wildly between 1750 and 1930, throughout that period they continued to pursue a quite hedonistic lifestyle in the relative opulence of their country houses. To a large extent, they did so, due to their willingness to install new forms of technology such as flush toilets, electric lighting and central heating. In exploring the relationship between technology, domestic service and the gentry's social aspirations, Comfort, Pleasure and Prestige draws on examples of country houses from across west Wales. This book is essential reading for those wanting to know more about the technologies that enabled country houses to run smoothly. It is also essential reading for those who wish to understand more fully how the gentry actually lived, and the social, technical and economic factors that lay behind the introduction of new technology in Welsh country houses.
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Alan Wilson's doctoral thesis from the University of Manchester explored the history of Manchester's water supply and sanitation. He subsequently went on to produce a permanent exhibition on the same subject at the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester, and was later appointed as the museum's curator of the National Electricity Gallery and National Gas Gallery. Throughout his career he has researched, written about and lectured on the social and technical history of country houses
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- VerlagMatador
- Erscheinungsdatum2016
- ISBN 10 1785892517
- ISBN 13 9781785892516
- EinbandTapa blanda
- Anzahl der Seiten192
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Comfort, Pleasure and Prestige: Country-House Technology in West Wales 1750-1930
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Troubador Publishing Ltd, 2016
ISBN 10: 1785892517
ISBN 13: 9781785892516
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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Artikel-Nr. GOR013453270
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