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Exploring the economic and cultural connections between country houses and the British Empire from 1700 to 1930, this book utilizes over fifty archives to reveal how imperial wealth influenced British society. The first half focuses on the economic implications, detailing over a thousand houses bought with imperial funds and highlighting regional disparities in wealth influx. The second half examines cultural representations of empire through various discourses, emphasizing the significance of these houses as symbols of imperial influence in British culture.
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Country Houses and the British Empire, 1700-1930, Stephanie Barczewski
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- Année de publication
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- Titre
- Country Houses and the British Empire, 1700-1930
- Langue
- Anglais
- Auteurs
- Stephanie Barczewski
- Éditeur
- Manchester University Press
- Publié
- 2014
- Format
- rigide
- Pages
- 230
- ISBN13
- 9780719096228
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- Évaluation
- 4,15 sur 5
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- Exploring the economic and cultural connections between country houses and the British Empire from 1700 to 1930, this book utilizes over fifty archives to reveal how imperial wealth influenced British society. The first half focuses on the economic implications, detailing over a thousand houses bought with imperial funds and highlighting regional disparities in wealth influx. The second half examines cultural representations of empire through various discourses, emphasizing the significance of these houses as symbols of imperial influence in British culture.