{"product_id":"all-the-modern-conveniences-9780801863707","title":"All the Modern Conveniences","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe examines advancements in water-supply and waste-management technology, the architectural considerations these amenities entailed, and the scientific approach to sanitation that began to emerge by century's end.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An essential perspective on the modern world... The text offers an abundance of detailed information on the development of tubs, showers, toilets, and sinks... Goes well beyond any provious account in delineating how fresh and waste water systems had an impact on domestic life in the mid-nineteenth century. American Studies International\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface and Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e1. Domestic Reform and American Household Plumbing, 1840-1870\u003cbr\u003e2. Water Supply and Waste Disposal for the Convenient House\u003cbr\u003e3. Convenience Embodied: Midcentury Plumbing Fixtures\u003cbr\u003e4. The End of Convenience: Science, Sanitation, and Professionalism, 1870-1890\u003cbr\u003e5. The Sanitarians Take Charge: Scientific Plumbing in the American Home\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eNote on Sources\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405191651671,"sku":"9780801863707","price":25.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780801863707.jpg?v=1730489053","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/all-the-modern-conveniences-9780801863707","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}