In the Looking Glass: Mirrors and Identity in Early America
- ISBN-10
- 1421423138
- ISBN-13
- 9781421423135
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 232
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2017-08-30
- Publisher
- JHU Press
- Author
- Rebecca K. Shrum
Description
Focusing on how mirrors were acquired in America and by whom, as well as the profound influence mirrors had, both individually and collectively, on the groups that embraced them, In the Looking Glass is a piece of innovative textual and visual scholarship.
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