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American Behavioral History : an Introduction.

From his founding of The Journal of Social History to his groundbreaking work on the history of emotions, weight, and parenting, Peter N. Stearns has pushed the boundaries of social history to new levels, presenting new insights into how people have lived and thought through the ages. Having establi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Stearns, Peter N.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : NYU Press, 2005.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Preface; 1 Introduction; Part I Family and Childhood; 2 The Cute Child and Modern American Parenting; 3 Abduction Stories That Changed Our Lives: From Charley Ross to Modern Behavior; 4 "If They Have Any Orders, I Am Theirs to Command": Indulgent Middle-Class Grandparentsin American Society; Part II Emotions and Consumer Behavior; 5 There's No Place Like Home; 6 Horseless Horses: Car Dealing and the Survival of Retail Bargaining; Part III Death and Mourning; 7 American Death; 8 Laid Out in " Big Mama's Kitchen": African Americans and the Personalized Theme Funeral.
  • Part IV Perception of the Senses9 Making Scents Make Sense: White Noses, Black Smells, and Desegregation; Part V Sexuality; 10 Tainted Love: The Transformation of Oral-Genital Behaviorin the United States, 1970-2000; About the Contributors; Index.