Strait Gate Thresholds and Power in Western History by Daniel Jutte 2015 Hardcover-image
Strait Gate Thresholds and Power in Western History by Daniel Jutte 2015 Hardcover-image
Strait Gate Thresholds and Power in Western History by Daniel Jutte 2015 Hardcover-image

Strait Gate Thresholds and Power in Western History by Daniel Jutte 2015 Hardcover

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Item Weight: 18.9 Oz Item Height: 1 in Number of Pages: 384 Pages Publication Year: 2015 LC Classification Number: HM621 Genre: Philosophy, House & Home, Social Science, History LCCN: 2015-931017 Synopsis: A prize-winning scholar offers a sweeping exploration of the role doors have played in history Exploring a chapter not yet probed in the cultural history of the West, The Strait Gate demonstrates how doors, gates, and related technologies such as the key and the lock have shaped the way we perceive and navigate the domestic and urban spaces that surround us in our everyday lives. J tte reveals how doors have served as sites of power, exclusion, and inclusion--and, by extension, as metaphors for salvation--in the course of Western history. This book makes it clear that doors, more than any other parts of the house, are the objects onto which we project our ideas of and anxieties about security, privacy, and shelter. Without doors, of course, houses could not exist. But even though we each walk through doorways well over a hundred times a day, we typically pay little attention to the doors we encounter. We regard them simply as a means of entering or leaving a building or room. Yet when our doors stop working as they should--when we find that we cannot lock or open them, for instance--we react with discomfort and anxiety. Drawing on a wide range of archival, literary, and visual sources, as well as on research literature across various disciplines and languages, J tte pays particular attention to the history of the practices that have developed over the centuries in order to handle and control doors in everyday life., A prize-winning scholar offers a sweeping exploration of the role doors have played in history Exploring a chapter not yet probed in the cultural history of the West, The Strait Gate demonstrates how doors, gates, and related technologies such as the key and the lock have shaped the way we perceive and navigate the domestic and urban spaces that surround us in our everyday lives. Jütte reveals how doors have served as sites of power, exclusion, and inclusion--and, by extension, as metaphors for salvation--in the course of Western history. This book makes it clear that doors, more than any other parts of the house, are the objects onto which we project our ideas of and anxieties about security, privacy, and shelter. Without doors, of course, houses could not exist. But even though we each walk through doorways well over a hundred times a day, we typically pay little attention to the doors we encounter. We regard them simply as a means of entering or leaving a building or room. Yet when our doors stop working as they should--when we find that we cannot lock or open them, for instance--we react with discomfort and anxiety. Drawing on a wide range of archival, literary, and visual sources, as well as on research literature across various disciplines and languages, Jütte pays particular attention to the history of the practices that have developed over the centuries in order to handle and control doors in everyday life. Topic: Design & Construction, Religious, Social History, Aesthetics, Customs & Traditions TitleLeading: The Publisher: Yale University Press Item Width: 5.5 in Language: English Format: Hardcover Item Length: 8.2 in ISBN-10: 0300211082 brand: Yale University Press gtin13: 9780300211085 ISBN-13: 9780300211085 Intended Audience: Trade Illustrator: Yes Book Title: Strait Gate : Thresholds and Power in Western History Reviews: "This is a splendid work of cultural history.  By examining the vast array of overt and hidden meanings that came to be attached to doors in early modern Europe, the author provides an enticing gateway to a rarely considered aspect of pre-modern life."--Christopher R. Friedrichs, University of British Columbia, "An engrossing and powerfully illuminating history of our most intimate surroundings."--Joseph Koerner, Harvard University, "This is a splendid work of cultural history. By examining the vast array of overt and hidden meanings that came to be attached to doors in early modern Europe, the author provides an enticing gateway to a rarely considered aspect of pre-modern life."--Christopher R. Friedrichs, University of British Columbia Author: Daniel Jutte

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Strait Gate : Thresholds and Power in Western History, Hardcover by Jutte, Daniel, ISBN 0300211082, ISBN-13 9780300211085, Brand New, Free shipping in the US A prize-winning scholar offers a sweeping exploration of the role doors have played in history

  1. This fascinating book dives deep into the hidden power of doors throughout Western history, revealing how they shaped societies and cultures. Jutte's brilliant research uncovers surprising connections between thresholds and everything from religion to politics. The hardcover edition feels premium, and the writing is both scholarly and engaging. A must-read for anyone curious about architecture's influence on civilization!

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