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An Archaeology of Manners. The Polite World of the Merchant Elite of Colonial Massachusetts.
Lorinda B.R. Goodwin
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Hardback. Employs historical archaeological evidence to demonstrate how polite rituals reproduced the social and material world of commerce in colonial Massachusetts. This title situates artifacts within the social contexts described in contemporary letters and diaries and depicted in literature and art. Series: Contributions to Global Historical Archaeology. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; HD; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 1200.
A glance at the title of this book might well beg the question “What in heaven’s name does archaeology have to do with manners? We cannot dig up manners or mannerly behavior—or can we?” One might also ask “Why is mannerly behavior important?” and “What can archaeology contribute to our understanding of the role of manners in the devel- ment of social relations and cultural identity in early America?” English colonists in America and elsewhere sought to replicate English notions of gentility and social structure, but of necessity div- ged from the English model. The first generation of elites in ... Read more
A glance at the title of this book might well beg the question “What in heaven’s name does archaeology have to do with manners? We cannot dig up manners or mannerly behavior—or can we?” One might also ask “Why is mannerly behavior important?” and “What can archaeology contribute to our understanding of the role of manners in the devel- ment of social relations and cultural identity in early America?” English colonists in America and elsewhere sought to replicate English notions of gentility and social structure, but of necessity div- ged from the English model. The first generation of elites in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Springer Science+Business Media United States
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
Series
Contributions to Global Historical Archaeology
Number of Pages
234
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780306461569
SKU
V9780306461569
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