Country Houses and the British Empire, 17001930

Informationen zum Autor Stephanie Barczewski is Professor of Modern British History at Clemson University Klappentext Assesses the economic and cultural links between country houses and the empire between the eighteenth and twentieth centuries Zusammenfassung Assesses the economic and cultural links between country houses and the empire between the eighteenth and twentieth centuries -- . Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: British country houses and empire, 1700-19301. Colonial merchants2. Indian nabobs3. West Indian planters4. Military and naval officers and other categories of imperial estate purchasers5. The impact of imperial wealth on British landed estates6. The cultural display of empire in country houses 7. The discourse of commodities8. The discourse of cosmopolitanism9. The discourse of conquest10. The discourse of collectingConclusionAppendicesSelect bibliographyIndex

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• Authors: Stephanie Barczewski, Barczewski Stephanie
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2016
• EAN: 9781526106643
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-0664-3
• No. of pages: 352
• Series: Studies in Imperialism
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, British Empire, ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / Residential, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Georgian Era (1714-1837), HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901), c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Colonialism & imperialism, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Palaces, chateaux, country houses, Colonialism and imperialism, British Isles, Architecture: palaces, stately homes and mansions, C 1700 To C 1800