An Archaeology of Manners [electronic resource] : The Polite World of the Merchant Elite of Colonial Massachusetts / by Lorinda B.R. Goodwin.

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ISBN
9780306471704
Dil Kodu
İngilizce
Yer Numarası
DK/7300
Yazar
Goodwin, Lorinda B.R.
Basım Bildirimi
1st ed. 2002.
Yayın Bilgisi
New York, NY : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2002.
Fiziksel Niteleme
XX, 234 p. online resource.
Dizi
Contributions To Global Historical Archaeology
İçindekiler Notu
The Polite World of the Merchant Elite of Colonial Massachusetts -- History, Archaeology, and the Ideal World of Manners -- The Merchant Community in Massachusetts and England -- Material Expressions of Mannerly Behavior -- Manners and Women’s Roles in Merchant Society -- Conclusion An Archaeology of Manners.
Özet, vb.
A glance at the title of this book might well beg the question “What in heaven’s name does archaeology have to do with manners? We cannot dig up manners or mannerly behavior—or can we?” One might also ask “Why is mannerly behavior important?” and “What can archaeology contribute to our understanding of the role of manners in the devel- ment of social relations and cultural identity in early America?” English colonists in America and elsewhere sought to replicate English notions of gentility and social structure, but of necessity div- ged from the English model. The first generation of elites in colonial America did not spring from the landed gentry of old England. Rather, they were self-made, newly rich, and newly possessed of land and other trappings of England’s genteel classes. The result was a new model of gentry culture that overcame the contradiction between a value system in which gentility was conferred by birth, and the new values of bo- geois materialism and commercialism among the emerging colonial elites. Manners played a critical role in the struggle for the cultural legitimacy of gentility; mannerly behavior—along with exhibition of refined taste in architecture, fashionable clothing, elegant furnishings, and literature—provided the means through which the new-sprung colonial elites defined themselves and validated their claims on power and prestige to accompany their newfound wealth.
Konu
History.
Archaeology.
Anthropology.
History.
Archaeology.
Anthropology.
Kurum Adı
SpringerLink (Online service)
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