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Record Nr.

UNINA9910828824203321

Autore

Tarlow Sarah <1967->

Titolo

The archaeology of improvement in Britain, 1750-1850 / / Sarah Tarlow

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge ; ; New York, : Cambridge University Press, 2007

ISBN

1-107-16934-8

1-280-95956-8

9786610959563

0-511-29641-X

1-139-13202-4

0-511-29564-2

0-511-49970-1

0-511-29406-9

0-511-29486-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xi, 222 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Cambridge studies in archaeology

Disciplina

363.6/9094109033

Soggetti

Historic buildings - Conservation and restoration - Great Britain

Historic sites - Conservation and restoration - Great Britain

Material culture - Great Britain - History - 18th century

Material culture - Great Britain - History - 19th century

Cultural property - Protection - Great Britain

Great Britain Historical geography

Great Britain Social conditions 18th century

Great Britain Social conditions 19th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Series statement from jacket.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 202-213) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Agricultural improvement -- The improved rural landscape -- Towns and civic improvement -- Improving the people -- The right stuff -- Final thoughts.

Sommario/riassunto

In this innovative 2007 study, Sarah Tarlow shows how the archaeology of this period manifests a widespread and cross-cutting ethic of improvement. Theoretically informed and drawn from primary and



secondary sources in a range of disciplines, the author considers agriculture and the rural environment, towns, and buildings such as working-class housing and institutions of reform. From bleach baths to window glass, rubbish pits to tea wares, the material culture of the period reflects a particular set of values and aspirations. Tarlow examines the philosophical and historical background to the notion of improvement and demonstrates how this concept is a useful lens through which to examine the material culture of later historical Britain.