{"product_id":"the-refinement-of-america-persons-houses-cities","title":"The Refinement of America: Persons, Houses, Cities","description":"This lively and authoritative volume makes clear that the quest for taste and manners in America has been essential to the serious pursuit of a democratic culture. Spanning the material world from mansions and silverware to etiquette books, city planning, and sentimental novels, Richard L. Bushman shows how a set of values originating in aristocratic court culture gradually permeated almost every stratum of American society and served to prevent the hardening of class consciousness. A work of immense and richly nuanced learning, The Refinement of America newly illuminates every facet of both our artifacts and our values.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0679744142\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0679744142.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Bushman, Richard Lyman\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This copy has clearly been enjoyed—expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41447189545018,"sku":"DBV.0679744142.A","price":5.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0679744142-0.jpg?v=1780727347","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/the-refinement-of-america-persons-houses-cities","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}