A Very Social Time : Crafting Community in Antebellum New England Paperback - 1996
by Hansen, Karen V
- Used
Description
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- Title A Very Social Time : Crafting Community in Antebellum New England
- Author Hansen, Karen V
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First edition th
- Condition Used - Very Good
- Pages 292
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University of California Press, Berkeley
- Date 1996-11-29
- Features Bibliography, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # 5002279-6
- ISBN 9780520205611 / 0520205618
- Weight 1.09 lbs (0.49 kg)
- Dimensions 9.05 x 6.06 x 0.83 in (22.99 x 15.39 x 2.11 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 19th Century
- Cultural Region: New England
- Sex & Gender: Feminine
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 93039611
- Dewey Decimal Code 974.04
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From the publisher
From the rear cover
"It is a pleasure to welcome Karen Hansen into the first rank of historical sociologists. In this superb model of scholarship, she leads us on an illuminating tour of the social life of literate working people in antebellum New England. Her arena is 'the social'--the territory that overlaps with private and public, where the dynamics of friendship, visiting, gossip, and collective worship combine to fashion many of life's great joys and sorrows. Best of all, she tells her story through the experiences of the people themselves. In a clear and honest way, Hansen manages to raise fundamental questions about perceived conceptions of gender, class, and the public-private dichotomy."--Neil J. Smelser, University of California, Berkeley
"This wonderful book makes a real contribution to our understanding of the lives of women and men in antebellum New England. With its focus on people of modest means and its meticulous and insightful exploration of friendship, visiting, gossip, and church-going, Hansen's work refines and concretizes how we conceive the 'social.'"--Mary Ann Clawson, Wesleyan University
"How refreshing it is to see someone address the big issues in sociology based on the experience of real people. Karen Hansen has valuable things to say about the limits of the public/private distinction and the importance of the social. Her book moves the discussion of these issues to a new level."--Alan Wolfe, author of The Human Difference
