The archaeology of improvement in Britain, 1750-1850 / / Sarah Tarlow [[electronic resource]]

• Autore: Tarlow Sarah <1967->
• Pubblicazione: Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xi, 222 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 363.6/9094109033
• Soggetto topico: 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
• Soggetto geografico: Great Britain Historical geography; Great Britain Social conditions 18th century; Great Britain Social conditions 19th century
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: The archaeology of improvement in Britain, 1750-1850
• 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
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910782517603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Cambridge studies in archaeology.