The Archaeology of Class in Urban America (Paperback)

No examination of contemporary urban communities would be complete without the discussion of class identity. But how did class identity inform the urban communities of yesteryear? Taking Newport, Rhode Island in the eighteenth century and Lowell, Massachusetts in the nineteenth century, at the peak of their economic powers when they represented some of the purist forms of capitalist production in North America, as case studies, this book explores the material and biological manifestations of class identity. Stephen Mrozowski uses a combination of documentary research, material cultural studies, and environmental archaeology to probe the lives of artisans, merchants, and mill workers in these urban communities. Taking an interdisciplinary approach to fully examine burgeoning notions of class, he offers significant insights into the factors shaping those notions. This engaging study, supported throughout by tables, illustrations and graphs, is required reading for all students of urban history and historical archaeology.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Studies in Archaeology
Release date:	August 2012
First published:	May 2012
Authors:	Stephen A. Mrozowski
Dimensions:	244 x 170 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	212
ISBN-13:	978-1-107-40763-3
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Social classes > General
LSN:	1-107-40763-X
Barcode:	9781107407633

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