The Gentleman's House in the British Atlantic World 1680-1780, 1st ed. 2015
Langue : Anglais
Auteur : Hague S.
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.
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
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.
Shortlisted for the 2016 Alice Davis Hitchcock Medallion
Date de parution : 07-2017
Ouvrage de 241 p.
15.5x23.5 cm
Date de parution : 06-2015
Ouvrage de 241 p.
15.5x23.5 cm
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