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PublisherPalgrave Macmillan The Limited

ISBN-101349677485

ISBN-139781349677481

eBay Product ID (ePID)4038856862

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Book TitleGentleman's House in the British Atlantic World 1680-1780

Number of PagesXvi, 241 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2017

TopicSocial Classes & Economic Disparity, Social History, Buildings / Residential, General, Europe / Great Britain / General

IllustratorYes

GenreArt, Architecture, Social Science, History

AuthorS. Hague

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Weight140.6 Oz

Item Length9.3 in

Item Width6.1 in

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Reviews"Stephen Hague's The Gentleman's House in the British Atlantic World, 1680-1780 focuses our attention on the understudied eighteenth-century phenomenon of the small country house. ... this is an engaging and useful book, that sheds light on an important aspect of British Atlantic architectural practice and effectively uses it to illuminate unresolved issues in our understanding of eighteenth-century social structure." (Emma Hart, American Historical Review, December, 2016) "Clearly written, well structured, and appropriately illustrated, the book can be confidently recommended to students as well as scholars interested in the interrelationship between design and society." (William Whyte, English Historical Review, Vol. 131 (549), April, 2016), "Stephen Hague's The Gentleman's House in the British Atlantic World, 1680-1780 focuses our attention on the understudied eighteenth-century phenomenon of the small country house. ... this is an engaging and useful book, that sheds light on an important aspect of British Atlantic architectural practice and effectively uses it to illuminate unresolved issues in our understanding of eighteenth-century social structure." (Emma Hart, American Historical Review, December, 2016) "Clearly written, well structured, and appropriately illustrated, the book can be confidently recommended to students as well as scholars interested in the interrelationship between design and society." (William Whyte, English Historical Review, Vol. 131 (549), April, 2016) "The research is inventive and wide ranging, and the book serves as a useful guide to the literature relevant to such a study. ... Hague's study will be a useful work of reference for anyone studying these, and a source to be widely cited by those looking at the material culture and social history of the eighteenth-century Atlantic World." (Roger H. Leech, Vernacular Architecture, Vol. 47 (1), 2016)

TitleLeadingThe

Number of Volumes1 vol.

Table Of ContentContents 1. Introduction 2. The Gentleman's House In Context 3. Building Status 4. Situating Status 5. Arranging Status 6. Furnishing Status 7. Enacting Status 8. Social Strategies And Gentlemanly Networks 9. Conclusion

SynopsisContents 1. Introduction 2. The Gentleman's House In Context 3. Building Status 4. Situating Status 5. Arranging Status 6. Furnishing Status 7. Enacting Status 8. Social Strategies And Gentlemanly Networks 9. Conclusion, The Gentleman's House analyses the architecture, decoration, and furnishings of small classical houses in the eighteenth century. By examining nearly two hundred houses it offers a new interpretation of social mobility in the British Atlantic World characterized by incremental social change.

LC Classification NumberDA1-995