Hague The Gentleman's House in the British Atlantic World 1680-1780

1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-137-37838-5
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 258 Seiten

The Gentleman's House analyses the architecture, decoration, and furnishings of small classical houses in the eighteenth century. By examining nearly two hundred houses it offers a new interpretation of social mobility in the British Atlantic World characterized by incremental social change.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hague, S.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents 1. Introduction 2. The Gentleman's House In Context 3. Building Status 4. Situating Status 5. Arranging Status 6. Furnishing Status 7. Enacting Status 8. Social Strategies And Gentlemanly Networks 9. Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Stephen Hague teaches modern European, British and British imperial history at Rowan University in New Jersey, USA. Previously, he held the SAHGB Ernest Cook Trust Research Studentship at Oxford University, UK, and is a Supernumerary Fellow of Linacre College, Oxford. He has published essays on the intersection of social, cultural, and architectural history.