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A History of Domestic Space
Privacy and the Canadian Home
This is a history of domestic space in Canada. Peter Ward looks at how spaces in the Canadian home have changed over the last three centuries, and how family and social relationships have shaped – and been shaped by – these changing spaces. A fundamental element of daily life for individuals and families is domestic privacy, that of individuals and that of the family or household.
192 pages
Table of Contents
1: Housing and Privacy
2: Interiors
Little House, Big House
The Question of Crowding
The Organization of Household Space
Domestic Technology and Interior Spaces
The Bathroom
The Parlour
The Kitchen
The Bedroom
The Apartment
3: The House in Its Setting
The Farmhouse
The Villa
The Home in City and Suburb
The Front of the House
Porches, Verandahs, Patios, Decks Gardens and Yards
4: Privacy and the Canadian Home
Notes
Suggested Reading
Illustration Credits
Index