Caroline Ralston: 2 books
Grass Huts and Warehouses
Pacific Beach Communities of the Nineteenth Century
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2014
A pioneering study of early trade and beach communities in the Pacific Islands and first published in 1977, this book provides historians with an ambitious survey of early European–Polynesian contact, an analysis of how early trade developed along with the beachcomber community, and a detailed reconstruction...
Remaking Home Economics
Resourcefulness and Innovation in Changing Times
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2015
An interdisciplinary effort of scholars from history, women’s studies, and family and consumer sciences, Remaking Home Economics covers the field’s history of opening career opportunities for women and responding to domestic and social issues. Calls to “bring back home economics” miss the...