What we did in bed : a horizontal history /

Pulling back the covers on the fascinating, yet often forgotten, history of the bed. Louis XIV ruled France from his bedchamber. Winston Churchill governed Britain from his during World War II. Travelers routinely used to bed down with complete strangers, and whole families shared beds in many prein...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Fagan, Brian M. (Author), Durrani, Nadia (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2019]
Subjects:
Beds.
Sleeping customs.
Lits.
Sommeil > Rituels.
beds (furniture)
HISTORY > Social History.
Beds
Sleeping customs
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction; CHAPTER ONE: Beds Laid Bare; CHAPTER TWO: Sleep through Time; CHAPTER THREE: The Big Bang; CHAPTER FOUR: Call the Midwife; CHAPTER FIVE: Death and Beyond; CHAPTER SIX: Strange Bedfellows; CHAPTER SEVEN: The Moving Bed; CHAPTER EIGHT: The Public Bedchamber; CHAPTER NINE: A Private Refuge; CHAPTER TEN: Tomorrow's Beds; Notes; Bibliography; Acknowledgments; Index.

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