Daily Life: Books

Malpass Library owns a number of titles in a series by Greenwood Press entitled "Daily life through history"; a keyword search for this phrase will bring up the titles held by WIU.  Many more are available at other Illinois libraries; search in I-Share for "Daily life through history" for more titles.

The LC subheading "Social life and customs" may be helpful for finding more -- some examples:

• China--Social life and customs
• England--Social life and customs--16th century
• Rome--Social life and customs

A number of more specific subject headings will cover specific aspects of daily life, such as:

• Clothing and dress (see especially narrower headings, such as Clothing and dress--United States--History--19th century)
• Fashion--History
• Food as a subheading, such as Indians of North America--Food
• Food habits (and narrower headings, such as Food habits--India)
• Older people--History
• Education--United States--History
• Families--Soviet Union

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