An Archaeology of Improvement in Rural Massachusetts Landscapes of Profit and Betterment at the Dawn of the 19th century
This book probes the materiality of Improvement in early 19th century rural Massachusetts. Improvement was a metaphor for human intervention in the dramatic changes taking place to the English speaking world in the 18th and 19th centuries as part of a transition to industrial capitalism. The meaning...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cham :
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer
2016.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. 2016. |
| Colección: | Contributions To Global Historical Archaeology,
Springer eBooks. |
| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b34511106*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Preface
- Part 1: Improvement as archaeological subject
- Chapter 1: Rural Life and Historical Archaeology
- Chapter 2: Improvement, Capitalism, and Landscape Change
- Part 2: Improving New England at the dawn of the 19th century
- Chapter 3: Rural New England in Time and Place
- Chapter 4: Improvement and Agriculture in Massachusetts at the dawn of the 19th century
- Chapter 5: Excavating the Yeoman: Materializing the idealized people and landscapes of Improvement literature
- Chapter 6: The E.H. Williams House
- Chapter 7: The Logic of Improvement in the Williams Yard
- Chapter 8: Manuring and the political economy of Improvement
- Chapter 9: Conclusion
- Appendix: The archaeology of the EH Williams House.
