CONFIDENCE MEN AND PAINTED WOMEN : A Study of Middle Class Culture in America 1830-1870

Halttunen, Karen

ISBN 10: 0300037880 / ISBN 13: 9780300037883

Published by Yale, 1982

About this Item

262pp. Trade paperback, VG, owner name on front end page, index, bibliography, chapter notes, b&w illustrations, "draws a vivid picture of the social and cultural development of the upwardly mobile middle class in mid-nineteenth-century America",

Seller Inventory # w200127627

Bibliographic Details

• Title: CONFIDENCE MEN AND PAINTED WOMEN : A Study of Middle Class Culture in America 1830-1870
• Publisher: Yale
• Publication Date: 1982
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0300037880
• ISBN 13: 9780300037883
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • American History
  • Womens Studies
  • Culture

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Synopsis

“An ingenious book: original, inventive, resourceful, and exciting. . . . This book adds immeasurably to the current work on sentimental culture and American cultural history and brings to its task an inquisitive, fresh, and intelligent perspective.”—Dianne F. Sadoff, American Quarterly

Karen Halttunen draws a vivid picture of the social and cultural development of the upwardly mobile middle class in mid-nineteenth-century America, basing her study on a survey of the conduct manuals and fashion magazines of the times. “A compelling and beautifully developed study. … Halttunen provides us with a subtle book that gently unfolds from her mastery of the subject and intelligent prose.”—Paula S. Fass, Journal of Social History
“Halttunen has done her homework—the research has been tremendous, the notes and bibliography are impressive, and the text is peppered with hundreds of quotes—and gives some real insight into an area of American culture and history where we might have never bothered to look.”—John Hopkins, Times Literary Supplement
“The kind of imaginative history that opens up new questions, that challenges conventional historical understanding, and demonstrates how provocative and exciting cultural history can be.”—William R. Leach, The New England Quarterly
“A stunning contribution to American cultural history.”—Alan Trachtenberg

From the Back Cover

Karen Halttunen draws a vivid picture of the social and cultural development of the upwardly mobile middle class, basing her study on a survey of the conduct manuals and fashion magazines of mid-nineteenth-century America.