Domesticating Electricity
Download or Read eBook Domesticating Electricity PDF written by Graeme Gooday and published by University of Pittsburgh Press. This book was released on 2016-09-12 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Graeme Gooday |
| Publisher | : University of Pittsburgh Press |
| Total Pages | : 248 |
| Release | : 2016-09-12 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780822981701 |
| ISBN-13 | : 082298170X |
| Rating | : 4/5 (01 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Domesticating Electricity by : Graeme Gooday
Book excerpt: This is an innovative and original socio-cultural study of the history of electricity during the late Victorian and Edward periods. Gooday shows how technology, authority and gender interacted in pre-World War I Britain. The rapid take-up of electrical light and domestic appliances on both sides of the Atlantic had a wide-ranging effect on consumer habits and the division of labour within the home. Electricity was viewed by non-experts as potential threat to domestic order and welfare. This broadly interdisciplinary study relates to a website developed by the author on the history of electricity.
