The Vacuum Cleaner: A Cultural Investigation

by Maud Ellmann

This book offers an entertaining study of the facts and fantasies associated with the vacuum cleaner as it evolved from a luxury gimmick to a household necessity. The iconic appliance of twentieth-century domestic revolution, the vacuum cleaner stands at the forefront of radical changes in technology, automation, finance, marketing, hygiene, infrastructure, time-management, domestic labour, and the history of dirt. This appliance also insinuates...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3031566653
• ISBN13: 9783031566653
• Release Date: July 2024
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.8" x 8.3"