"Shoes are everyday objects but they are loaded with meaning. This study reveals how shoes played a powerful role in the wider story of shifts in gender relations in eighteenth-century Britain. It focuses on the relationship of shoes with the body and its movements, and therefore how what we wear on our feet relates closely to social, occupational and gender roles. It also uses footwear to explore topics such as politics, war, dance and disability"--
"Shoes are everyday objects but they are loaded with meaning. This study reveals how shoes played a powerful role in the wider story of shifts in gender relations in eighteenth-century Britain. It focuses on the relationship of shoes with the body and its movements, and therefore how what we wear on our feet relates closely to social, occupational and gender roles. It also uses footwear to explore topics such as politics, war, dance and disability"--
Matthew McCormack is Professor of History at the University of Northampton, UK, course leader for MA History and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and of the Higher Education Academy. His previous books include The Independent Man, Embodying the Militia in Georgian England and Citizenship and Gender in Britain, 1688-1928. He edited the 'Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies' (2015-20). He regularly blogs, and tweets at @historymatt.
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List of figures Acknowledgements Introduction 1 Georgian men and their shoes 2 Shoes and the body 3 Shoes and politics 4 Boots and masculinity 5 Gout shoes and disability 6 Dancing feet 7 The soldier's shoe Conclusion: Wearing Georgian shoes Select bibliography Index
List of figures Acknowledgements Introduction 1 Georgian men and their shoes 2 Shoes and the body 3 Shoes and politics 4 Boots and masculinity 5 Gout shoes and disability 6 Dancing feet 7 The soldier's shoe Conclusion: Wearing Georgian shoes Select bibliography Index
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