{"product_id":"the-pocket","title":"The Pocket","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Art Book of 2019\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A riveting book . . . few stones are left unturned.\"--Roberta Smith's \"Top Art Books of 2019,\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"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, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"A brilliant book.\"--Ulinka Rublack, \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Yale University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52705815265565,"sku":"9780300253740","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0988\/1259\/2413\/files\/imageloader_b9b2cc5a-3724-4280-b0e0-e5a45a99ddfd.jpg?v=1786233939","url":"https:\/\/revelationsbooks.com\/products\/the-pocket","provider":"Revelations Books and Treasures LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}