{"product_id":"9780300253740","title":"The Pocket : A Hidden History of Women's Lives, 1660-1900 by Ariane Fennetaux","description":"A New York Times Best Art Book of 2019\"A riveting book . . . few stones are left unturned.\"-Roberta Smith's \"Top Art Books of 2019,\" The New York Times This fascinating and enlightening study of the tie-on pocket combines materiality and gender to provide new insight into the social history of women's everyday lives-from duchesses and country gentry to prostitutes and washerwomen-and to explore their consumption practices, sociability, mobility, privacy, and identity.?A wealth of evidence reveals unexpected facets of the past, bringing women's stories into intimate focus.    ? \"What particularly interests Burman and Fennetaux is the way in which women of all classes have historically used these tie-on pockets as a supplementary body part to help them negotiate their way through a world that was not built to suit them.\"-Kathryn Hughes,?The Guardian ? ? \"A brilliant book.\"-Ulinka Rublack, Times Literary Supplement\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56311680827765,"sku":"9780300253740","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780300253740.jpg?v=1762818872","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9780300253740","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}