technology, uncertainty and gender, 1880-1914
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Gooday, Graeme
- Publish Year
- 2016
- Shelfmark
- WER 4 2016 - B
- Thesaurus
- huishoudelijke arbeid, techniek, dagelijks leven, uitvinders, Europa, Verenigde Staten, 19e eeuw
- Description
- A socio-cultural study of the history of electricity during the late Victorian and Edward periods. It shows how technology, authority and gender interacted in pre-World War I Britain.The take-up of electrical light and domestic appliances had a wide ranging effect on comsumer habits and the division of labour with the home.