Building the British Atlantic World - Spaces, Places, and Material Culture, 1600-1850 (Paperback)

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.

General

Imprint:	The University of North Carolina Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	H. Eugene and Lillian Youngs Lehman Series
Release date:	April 2016
Editors:	Daniel Maudlin • Bernard L Herman
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	352
ISBN-13:	978-1-4696-2682-6
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > History > American history > General Books > History > European history > General
LSN:	1-4696-2682-9
Barcode:	9781469626826

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