Power of Objects in Eighteenth-Century British America

Over the course of the eighteenth century, Anglo-Americans purchased an unprecedented number and array of goods. This book investigates these diverse artifacts to explore how elite American consumers assembled objects to form a new civil society on the margins of the British Empire.

About the author

Jennifer Van Horn is assistant professor of art history and history at the University of Delaware.

Summary

Over the course of the eighteenth century, Anglo-Americans purchased an unprecedented number and array of goods. This book investigates these diverse artifacts to explore how elite American consumers assembled objects to form a new civil society on the margins of the British Empire.

Product details

• Authors: Jennifer van Horn
• Publisher: University Of North Carolina
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.02.2019
• EAN: 9781469652191
• ISBN: 978-1-4696-5219-1
• No. of pages: 456
• Series: Published for the Omohundro In; Published for the Omohundro In; Published by the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture and the University of North Carolina Press
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Miscellaneous; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous