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Record Nr.

UNINA9910912901303321

Autore

Hayes Sarah

Titolo

Good Taste, Fashion, Luxury : A Genteel Melbourne Family and Their Rubbish

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sydney : , : Sydney University Press, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

9781743326077

1743326076

9781743328293

174332829X

9781743326060

1743326068

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (113 pages)

Collana

Studies in Australasian Historical Archaeology Series

Disciplina

994.5102

Soggetti

Material culture

Social classes - Australia

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Title page -- Imprint page -- Series page -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Early Melbourne and Viewbank Homestead -- 3 People at Viewbank Homestead -- 4 The Archaeology of Viewbank Homestead -- 5 Artefact Analysis -- 6 Acquisition of Goods -- 7 Daily Life at Viewbank Homestead -- 8 Negotiating Class -- Appendix 1 Function Key Words -- Appendix 2 Date Ranges and Occupation Phases -- Appendix 3 Summary of Activity and Function Groupings for Artefacts Recovered from the Tip -- Bibliography -- Index -- Blank Page

Sommario/riassunto

Melbourne grew during the 19th century from its fledgling roots into a global metropolitan centre, and was home to many people from a range of social and cultural backgrounds.In this important study, material culture is used to understand the unique way in which the Martin family used gentility to establish and maintain their middle-class position.