Victorian Turkish Baths is the first book to bring to light the hidden history of a fascinating institution - the 600-plus dry hot air baths that sprang up across Ireland, Britain and beyond, in the 19th century. Malcolm Shifrin traces the bath's Irish-Roman antecedents, looking at how its origins were influenced by the combination of physician Richard Barter's hydropathic expertise, and idiosyncratic diplomat David Urquhart's passion for the hammams of the Middle East. The book reveals how working-class members of a network of political pressure groups built more than 30 of the first Turkish baths in England. It explores the architecture, technology and sociology of the Victorian Turkish bath, examining everything from business and advertising to sex-real and imagined. This book offers a wealth of wondrous detail - from the baths used to treat sick horses to those for first-class passengers on the Titanic. Victorian Turkish Baths will appeal to those interested in Victorian social history, architecture, social attitudes to leisure, early public health campaigns, pressure groups, gendered spaces and much else besides. The book is complemented by the author's widely respected website victorianturkishbath.org, where readers can find a treasure trove of further information.

Taal
Engels
Bindwijze
Hardcover
Druk
UK ed.
Verschijningsdatum
november 2015
Afmetingen
Afmeting: 27,6 x 21,9 x 3,5 cm
Aantal pagina's
384 pagina's
Illustraties
Nee
Betrokkenen
Auteur(s)
Malcolm Shifrin
Uitgever
Historic England
EAN
EAN
9781848022300
Overige kenmerken
Extra groot lettertype
Nee
Gewicht
1358 g
Studieboek
Nee
Verpakking breedte
219 mm
Verpakking hoogte
35 mm
Verpakking lengte
276 mm
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Categorieën
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Taal
Engels
Boek, ebook of luisterboek?
Boek
Periode
ca. 1800-1910

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