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A History of Domestic Space

Privacy and the Canadian Home

by (author) Peter Ward

Publisher
UBC Press
Initial publish date
Oct 1999
Category
General
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780774806848
    Publish Date
    Oct 1999
    List Price
    $95.00
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780774806855
    Publish Date
    Jul 2009
    List Price
    $39.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780774852258
    Publish Date
    Nov 2007
    List Price
    $39.95

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Description

This is a history of domestic space in Canada. Peter Ward looks at how spaces in the Canadian home have changed over the last three centuries, and how family and social relationships have shaped – and been shaped by – these changing spaces. A fundamental element of daily life for individuals and families is domestic privacy, that of individuals and that of the family or household.

About the author

Peter Ward is professor emeritus of history at the University of British Columbia and the author of several books on the social history of Canada and the history of population health.

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Awards

  • Winner, Alcuin Citation for excellence in book design in Canada, Alcuin Society

Editorial Reviews

Throughout, in direct, simple prose, Ward offers stimulating observations on and excellent documentation of the domestic landscape. The photographs and other illustrations are, likewise, highly informative ... highly recommended for all architecture, interior design, and material culture collections.

Library Journal

... packed with wonderful historic details about real Canadian homes and families ... both of these books provide fascinating nuggets of information ... about topics that have been obscured by our myth-making American neighbour. And they bring to life the unique texture of daily Canadian life that was buried in our mothers’, fathers’, and grandparents’ journals, letters, pictures and stories.

The Vancouver Sun

... readers will enjoy this humanized view of Canadian architecture. Ward’s book is a welcome complement to the recently published Homeplace by Peter Ennals and Deryck Holdsworth.

CBRA 2239

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