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A Cultural History of Objects in the Age of Enlightenment (Hardcover)
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A Cultural History of Objects in the Age of Enlightenment (Hardcover)
Series: The Cultural Histories Series
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A Cultural History of Objects in the Age of Enlightenment covers
the period 1600 to 1760, a time marked by the movement of people,
ideas and goods. The objects explored in this volume -from
scientific instrumentation and Baroque paintings to slave ships and
shackles -encapsulate the contradictory impulses of the age. The
entwined forces of capitalism and colonialism created new patterns
of consumption, facilitated by innovations in maritime transport,
new forms of exchange relations, and the exploitation of
non-Western peoples and lands. The world of objects in the
Enlightenment reveal a Western material culture profoundly shaped
by global encounters. The 6 volume set of the Cultural History of
Objects examines how objects have been created, used, interpreted
and set loose in the world over the last 2500 years. Over this
time, the West has developed particular attitudes to the material
world, at the centre of which is the idea of the object. The themes
covered in each volume are objecthood; technology; economic
objects; everyday objects; art; architecture; bodily objects;
object worlds. Audrey Horning is Professor at William & Mary,
USA, and at Queen's University Belfast, UK. Volume 4 in the
Cultural History of Objects set. General Editors: Dan Hicks and
William Whyte
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