New York City Neighborhoods - The 18th Century

An archaeological study of the growth of Manhattan during the colonial period, this book documents the emergence of Manhattan as the center of class-structured capitalist commercialism in the new nation-state. A new introduction by the author updates her analysis in light of subsequent excavations at urban sites (both in New York and elsewhere) and theoretical advances in the understanding of urban public space. Originally published by Academic Press in 1990.

Summary

An archaeological study of the growth of Manhattan during the colonial period, this book documents the emergence of Manhattan as the center of class-structured capitalist commercialism in the new nation-state.

Product details

• Authors: Nan A. Rothschild
• Publisher: Eliot Werner Publications Inc
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9780975273869
• ISBN: 978-0-9752738-6-9
• No. of pages: 292
• Dimensions: 220 mm x 184 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 573 g
• Series: Ewp Foundations of Archaeology; Foundations of Archaeology; Ewp Foundations of Archaeology; Foundations of Archaeology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Pre and early history, antiquity