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Overview"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 and built spaces in the British Atlantic world 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 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." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Daniel Maudlin , Bernard L. HermanPublisher: The University of North Carolina Press Imprint: The University of North Carolina Press Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.503kg ISBN: 9781469626826ISBN 10: 1469626829 Pages: 352 Publication Date: 31 March 2016 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAstute essays that shed light on unexamined corners of the British Atlantic material past.--Journal of American History Adds a fresh body of work to an ever-growing discussion regarding material history and the British Atlantic World.--Material Culture Prompt[s] readers to acknowledge the ways that colonists and colonized peoples helped to define commonalities in a shared British culture as well as local derivations from it.--Panorama Astute essays that shed light on unexamined corners of the British Atlantic material past.--Journal of American History Draws upon expertise from diverse fields, including art and architectural history, material culture, historical geography, folklore, and environmental history, to explore the multifaceted meanings that buildings and spaces held for New World colonists.--Winterthur Portfolio Adds a fresh body of work to an ever-growing discussion regarding material history and the British Atlantic World.--Material Culture Prompt[s] readers to acknowledge the ways that colonists and colonized peoples helped to define commonalities in a shared British culture as well as local derivations from it.--Panorama Astute essays that shed light on unexamined corners of the British Atlantic material past.--Journal of American History Author InformationDaniel Maudlin is Professor of Early Modern History at the University of Plymouth, UK. Bernard L. Herman is George B. Tindall Distinguished Professor of Southern Studies and Folklore at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |