{"product_id":"the-pocket-by-ariane-fennetaux-9780300253740","title":"The Pocket","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Art Book of 2019\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“A riveting book . . . few stones are left unturned.”\u003c\/b\u003e—Roberta Smith’s “Top Art Books of 2019,” \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis 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 explores 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“A brilliant book.”—Ulinka Rublack, \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46796860817644,"sku":"9780300253740","price":47.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/24535143482294.jpg?v=1757113349","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-pocket-by-ariane-fennetaux-9780300253740","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}