| Building the British Atlantic World: Spaces, Places, and Material Culture, 1600-1850 Contributor(s): Maudlin, Daniel (Editor), Herman, Bernard L. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1469626829 ISBN-13: 9781469626826 Publisher: University of North Carolina Press OUR PRICE: $40.38 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Architecture | History - General - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - History | United States - General |
| Dewey: 941.009 |
| LCCN: 2015033880 |
| Series: H. Eugene and Lillian Youngs Lehman |
| Physical Information: 0.86" H x 6.25" W x 9.28" (1.11 lbs) 350 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Spanning the North Atlantic rim from Canada to Scotland, and from the Caribbean to the coast of West Africa, the British Atlantic world is deeply interconnected across its regions. In this groundbreaking study, thirteen leading scholars explore the idea of transatlanticism--or a shared Atlantic world experience--through the lens of architecture, built spaces, and landscapes in the British Atlantic from the seventeenth century through the mid-nineteenth century. Examining town planning, churches, forts, merchants' stores, state houses, and farm houses, this collection shows how the powerful visual language of architecture and design allowed the people of this era to maintain common cultural experiences across different landscapes while still forming their individuality. By studying the interplay between physical construction and social themes that include identity, gender, taste, domesticity, politics, and race, the authors interpret material culture in a way that particularly emphasizes the people who built, occupied, and used the spaces and reflects the complex cultural exchanges between Britain and the New World. |
Contributor Bio(s): Maudlin, Daniel: - Daniel Maudlin is Professor of Early Modern History at the University of Plymouth.Herman, Bernard L.: - Bernard L. Herman is George B. Tindall Distinguished Professor of Southern Studies and Folklore at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. |