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Confidence men and painted women by Karen Halttunen · Booklabria

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Karen Halttunen
Confidence men and painted women

HistorySocial conditions

Confidence men and painted women

Name: Confidence men and painted women
Author: Karen Halttunen

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First published: 1982
Language: English
Editions: 2

Synopsis

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.

Subjects: History
Social conditions
Clothing and dress
Etiquette
Social values
Moral conditions
Set in: United States
Time: 19th Century

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