English Vernacular Houses A Study Of Traditional Farmhouses And Cottages
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English vernacular houses A study of traditional farmhouses and cottages
Author | : Eric Mercer |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 246 |
Release | : 1979 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : OCLC:1034664584 |
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Colonial Chesapeake Society
Author | : Lois Green Carr,Philip D. Morgan,Jean B. Russo |
Publsiher | : UNC Press Books |
Total Pages | : 525 |
Release | : 2015-05-18 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781469600123 |
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Proof that the renaissance in colonial Chesapeake studies is flourishing, this collection is the first to integrate the immigrant experience of the seventeenth century with the native-born society that characterized the Chesapeake by the eighteenth century. Younger historians and senior scholars here focus on the everyday lives of ordinary people: why they came to the Chesapeake; how they adapted to their new world; who prospered and why; how property was accumulated and by whom. At the same time, the essays encompass broader issues of early American history, including the transatlantic dimension of colonization, the establishment of communities, both religious and secular, the significance of regionalism, the causes and effects of social and economic diversification, and the participation of Indians and blacks in the formation of societies. Colonial Chesapeake Society consolidates current advances in social history and provokes new questions.
English Cottages and Small Farmhouses
Author | : Anonim |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 40 |
Release | : 1975 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : MINN:31951001851262K |
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Locating Privacy in Tudor London
Author | : Lena Cowen Orlin |
Publsiher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 386 |
Release | : 2007-12-13 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780199226252 |
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Lena Orlin paints a dense picture of everyday life in Renaissance England, with an emphasis on personal privacy, the built environment, and the life story of a remarkable undiscovered woman - merchant's wife and mother of four, Alice Barnham - with a central role in some of the most important untold stories of sixteenth-century women.
British Sources of Information
Author | : P. Jackson |
Publsiher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 772 |
Release | : 2003-09-02 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781135794934 |
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This comprehensive and versatile reference source will be a most important tool for anyone wishing to seek out information on virtually any aspect of British affairs, life and culture. The resources of a detailed bibliography, directory and journals listing are combined in this single volume, forming a unique guide to a multitude of diverse topics - British politics, government, society, literature, thought, arts, economics, history and geography. Academic subjects as taught in British colleges and universities are covered, with extensive reading lists of books and journals and sources of information for each discipline, making this an invaluable manual.
Place to Belong
Author | : Gerald L. Pocius |
Publsiher | : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP |
Total Pages | : 371 |
Release | : 1991-10-01 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9780773562707 |
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By accepted standards of tradition, Calvert's culture is declining. Old structures are regularly torn down or renovated; antique household items are replaced with modern conveniences. Pocius argues, however, that the tangible expressions of a culture can be misleading. Calvert's essence is not in the things owned and used by its residents but in the spaces in which those things abide and in the attitudes, values, and obligations that delineate the order of those spaces. From woodlands, water, and fields to yards, gardens, and homes, Calvert's physical and social structure is governed by shared concerns about the community's livelihood and welfare. As a resident of Calvert puts it, "Where you're working in the same space with people you know ... it's just not practical to be falling out with everyone." The sense of community that pervades Calvert is best exemplified by its annual draw for fishing berths. Because productivity varies among offshore fishing grounds, there is no private ownership of fishing rights. Rather, a lottery instituted in 1919 ensures each family the same chances for periodic access to the best fishing berths. The draw continues until all the fishing berths are awarded, but it is common for a family to opt out once they have drawn enough good berths. There are also instances of the most successful fishing operations sharing their catches. From his observations of Calvert's people at work and leisure, Pocius provides evidence to confirm the viability and durability of their culture. He reveals that standard assumptions about culture are inadequate, particularly those based on the primacy of artifacts and on sharp dichotomies between tradition and modernity. Calvert, he shows, belies our notion that declining cultural values and social segmentation are unavoidable side-effects of modernization and a rise in material well-being. A Place to Belong will promote a constructive scepticism about the ways we perceive and interpret cultures and, most important, will remind us of what it really means to belong to a place.
The Invention of Comfort
Author | : John E. Crowley |
Publsiher | : JHU Press |
Total Pages | : 569 |
Release | : 2003-05-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780801875168 |
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A history and analysis of the development of domestic design in early modern Britain and America. How did our modern ideas of physical well-being originate? As John Crowley demonstrates in The Invention of Comfort, changes in sensible technology owed a great deal to fashion-conscious elites discovering discomfort in surroundings they earlier had felt to be satisfactory. Written in an engaging style that will appeal to historians and material culture specialists as well as to general readers, this pathbreaking work brings together such disparate topics of analysis as climate, fire, food, clothing, the senses, and anxiety—especially about the night. “Riveting. . . . A solid contribution to the literature on the cultural impact of gentility, refinement, and the “baubles of Britain” in England and its colonial possessions.” —Journal of American History “Crowley provides a masterly search and survey that no historian of material culture should miss, and every curious reader should consider.” —Eugen Weber, Phi Beta Kappa Key Reporter “A comprehensive and tight study . . . a valuable contribution to the field, [and] one that is enjoyable to read.” —Emma Hart, English Historical Review “The sheer range of evidence, the interweaving of themes, and the overall strength of the argument mean [this] is an ideal book for specialists and students alike.” —Helen Clifford, Journal of Design History “The Invention of Comfort is an important and thought-provoking book that challenges our understanding of why people live that way they do.” —Marie Morgan, New England Quarterly
Material Culture
Author | : Kenneth L. Ames |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 250 |
Release | : 1985 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : IND:30000011769142 |
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