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Country Houses and the British Empire, 1700-1930
Stephanie Barczewski
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Description for Country Houses and the British Empire, 1700-1930
Paperback. Assesses the economic and cultural links between country houses and the empire between the eighteenth and twentieth centuries Series Editor(s): Thompson, Andrew; MacKenzie, John. Series: Studies in Imperialism. Num Pages: 352 pages, 36 black & white illustrations, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLH; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 234 x 33. Weight in Grams: 560.
Country houses and the British empire, 1700-1930 assesses the economic and cultural links between country houses and the Empire between the eighteenth and twentieth centuries. Using sources from over fifty British and Irish archives, it enables readers to better understand the impact of the empire upon the British metropolis by showing both the geographical variations and its different cultural manifestations. Barczewski offers a rare scholarly analysis of the history of country houses that goes beyond an architectural or biographical study, and recognises their importance as the physical embodiments of imperial wealth and reflectors of imperial cultural influences. In so doing, ... Read more
Country houses and the British empire, 1700-1930 assesses the economic and cultural links between country houses and the Empire between the eighteenth and twentieth centuries. Using sources from over fifty British and Irish archives, it enables readers to better understand the impact of the empire upon the British metropolis by showing both the geographical variations and its different cultural manifestations. Barczewski offers a rare scholarly analysis of the history of country houses that goes beyond an architectural or biographical study, and recognises their importance as the physical embodiments of imperial wealth and reflectors of imperial cultural influences. In so doing, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Studies in Imperialism
Condition
New
Weight
559g
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781526106643
SKU
V9781526106643
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About Stephanie Barczewski
Stephanie Barczewski is Professor of Modern British History at Clemson University -- .
Reviews for Country Houses and the British Empire, 1700-1930
'[Country Houses and the British Empire] is well written and researched, as well as properly documented. It is also laudable in its coverage of the entire British Isles, not just England.' G. A. Bremner, Transactions of the Ancient Monuments Society
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