Author: John Christopher Gobright
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Category : New York (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
The New-York Sketch Book, and Merchant's Guide
Author: John Christopher Gobright
Publisher:
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Category : New York (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : New York (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
Ready-Made Democracy
Author: Michael Zakim
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226977951
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Ready-Made Democracy explores the history of men's dress in America to consider how capitalism and democracy emerged at the center of American life during the century between the Revolution and the Civil War. Michael Zakim demonstrates how clothing initially attained a significant place in the American political imagination on the eve of Independence. At a time when household production was a popular expression of civic virtue, homespun clothing was widely regarded as a reflection of America's most cherished republican values: simplicity, industriousness, frugality, and independence. By the early nineteenth century, homespun began to disappear from the American material landscape. Exhortations of industry and modesty, however, remained a common fixture of public life. In fact, they found expression in the form of the business suit. Here, Zakim traces the evolution of homespun clothing into its ostensible opposite—the woolen coats, vests, and pantaloons that were "ready-made" for sale and wear across the country. In doing so, he demonstrates how traditional notions of work and property actually helped give birth to the modern industrial order. For Zakim, the history of men's dress in America mirrored this transformation of the nation's social and material landscape: profit-seeking in newly expanded markets, organizing a waged labor system in the city, shopping at "single-prices," and standardizing a business persona. In illuminating the critical links between politics, economics, and fashion in antebellum America, Ready-Made Democracy will prove essential to anyone interested in the history of the United States and in the creation of modern culture in general.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226977951
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Ready-Made Democracy explores the history of men's dress in America to consider how capitalism and democracy emerged at the center of American life during the century between the Revolution and the Civil War. Michael Zakim demonstrates how clothing initially attained a significant place in the American political imagination on the eve of Independence. At a time when household production was a popular expression of civic virtue, homespun clothing was widely regarded as a reflection of America's most cherished republican values: simplicity, industriousness, frugality, and independence. By the early nineteenth century, homespun began to disappear from the American material landscape. Exhortations of industry and modesty, however, remained a common fixture of public life. In fact, they found expression in the form of the business suit. Here, Zakim traces the evolution of homespun clothing into its ostensible opposite—the woolen coats, vests, and pantaloons that were "ready-made" for sale and wear across the country. In doing so, he demonstrates how traditional notions of work and property actually helped give birth to the modern industrial order. For Zakim, the history of men's dress in America mirrored this transformation of the nation's social and material landscape: profit-seeking in newly expanded markets, organizing a waged labor system in the city, shopping at "single-prices," and standardizing a business persona. In illuminating the critical links between politics, economics, and fashion in antebellum America, Ready-Made Democracy will prove essential to anyone interested in the history of the United States and in the creation of modern culture in general.
Documents of the Senate of the State of New York
Author: New York (State). Legislature. Senate
Publisher:
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 830
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Publisher:
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 830
Book Description
New York State Library [annual Report]
Author: New York State Library
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
From 1889 to 1918 the reports consist of the Report of the director and appendixes, which from 1893 include various bulletins issued by the library (Additions; Bibliography; History; Legislation; Library school; Public libraries) These, including the Report of the director, were each issued also separately.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
From 1889 to 1918 the reports consist of the Report of the director and appendixes, which from 1893 include various bulletins issued by the library (Additions; Bibliography; History; Legislation; Library school; Public libraries) These, including the Report of the director, were each issued also separately.
A Character of the Province of Maryland
Author: George Alsop
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Category : Maryland
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Maryland
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
A Dictionary of Books Relating to America
Author: Joseph Sabin
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Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 584
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 584
Book Description
A Dictionary of Books Relating to America, from Its Discovery to the Present Time
Author: Joseph Sabin
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Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 584
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 584
Book Description
Annual Report
Author: New York State Library
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 620
Book Description
From 1891 to 1918 the reports consist of the Report of the director and appendixes, which from 1893 include various bulletins issued by the library (Additions; Bibliography; History; Legislation; Library school; Public libraries) These, including the Report of the director, were each issued also separately.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 620
Book Description
From 1891 to 1918 the reports consist of the Report of the director and appendixes, which from 1893 include various bulletins issued by the library (Additions; Bibliography; History; Legislation; Library school; Public libraries) These, including the Report of the director, were each issued also separately.
Annual Report of the Trustees of the State Library
Author: New York State Library
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 898
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 898
Book Description
Annual Report of the Trustees of the State Library
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 906
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 906
Book Description