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Title: | The archaeology of improvement in britain, 1750_1850 |
Authors: | Tarlow, Sarah |
Keywords: | The archaeology |
Issue Date: | 2007 |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
Description: | In this innovative study, Sarah Tarlow shows how the archaeology of this period < manifests a widespread and cross-cutting ethic of Improvement, one of the most current concepts of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Britain. Theoretically informed and drawn from primary and secondary sources in a range of disciplines, the author considers agriculture and the rural environment, towns and buildings such as working-class housing and institutions of reform. From bleach baths to window glass, rubbish pits to tea wares, the material culture of the period reflects a particular set of values and aspirations. Tarlow examines the philosophical and historical background to the notion of Improvement and demonstrates how this concept is a useful lens through which to examine the material culture of later historical Britain. |
URI: | http://10.6.20.12:80/handle/123456789/51614 |
ISBN: | 978-0-511-29486-0 |
Appears in Collections: | Archeology and Heritage Management |
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