{"product_id":"the-importance-of-british-material-culture-to-historical-archaeologies-of-the-nineteenth-century-hardback-9780803277304","title":"The Importance of British Material Culture to Historical Archaeologies of the Nineteenth Century (Hardback) 9780803277304","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Importance of British Material Culture to Historical Archaeologies of the Nineteenth Century\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAlasdair Brooks (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780803277304\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 1 January 2016\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e390 pages, 67 figures, 4 maps, 18 tables\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 3.2 cm, 0.76 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\"This is an important volume, and historical archaeologists will undoubtedly find it immensely useful everywhere the British commercial empire left its material mark.\"-Charles E. Orser Jr., \u003ci\u003eJournal of Anthropological Research\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"This strong volume of well-crafted papers enhances our understanding of nineteenth century British material culture.\"-Douglas E. Ross, \u003ci\u003eBC Studies\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e“This book is important to the field of historical archaeology as it provides the necessary comparative framework for all material culture studies worldwide. . . . The ideas here will spark a very important movement in England that will give historical archaeology or the archaeology of the modern world its proper spot in the legacy of archaeology in Britain.”-Stephen Brighton, associate professor of anthropology at the University of Maryland and author of \u003ci\u003eHistorical Archaeology of the Irish Diaspora: A Transnational Approach\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBritain was the industrial and political powerhouse of the nineteenth century—the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution and the center of the largest empire of the time. With its broad imperial reach—and even broader indirect influence—Britain had a major impact on nineteenth-century material culture worldwide. Because British manufactured goods were widespread in British colonies and beyond, a more nuanced understanding of those goods can enhance the archaeological study of the people who used them far beyond Britain's shores. However, until recently archaeologists have given relatively little attention to such goods in Britain itself, thereby missing what is often revealing and useful contextual information for historical archaeologists working in countries where British goods were consumed while also leaving significant portions of Britain's own archaeological record poorly understood. \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Importance of British Material Culture to Historical Archaeologies of the Nineteenth Century\u003c\/i\u003e helps fill these gaps, through case studies demonstrating the importance and meaning of mass-produced material culture in Britain from the birth of the Industrial Revolution (mid-1700s) to early World War II. By examining many disparate items—such as ceramics made for export, various goods related to food culture, Scottish land documents, and artifacts of death—these studies enrich both an understanding of Britain itself and the many places it influenced during the height of its international power.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eList of Figures\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eList of Tables\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIntroduction: The Importance of British Material Culture to Historical Archaeologies of the Nineteenth Century\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eAlasdair Brooks\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e1. At the Center of the Web: Later Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century Ceramics from Huntingdon Town Centre in an International Context\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eAlasdair Brooks, Aileen Connor, and Rachel Clarke\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e2. Containers and Teapots: Archaeological Evidence for the Exported Wares of the Caledonian Pottery, Rutherglen, and Its Role in Glasgow’\u003cbr\u003es Ceramic International Trade and Industry\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eChris Jarrett, Morag Cross, and Alistair Robertson\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e3. “\u003cbr\u003eA Trifling Matter”\u003cbr\u003e?: State Branding on Stoneware Bottles, 1812–\u003cbr\u003e1834\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eJennifer Basford\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e4. Uncovering and Recovering Cleared Galloway: The Role of Documents in Rural Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century Lowland Scotland\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eC. Broughton Anderson\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e5. The Fall of Big Hair: Hair Curlers as Evidence of Changing Fashions\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eCarolyn L. White\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e6. Food as Material Culture in a Nineteenth-Century Ecclesiastical Community, Worcester, England\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eRichard Thomas\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e7. “\u003cbr\u003ePerfection and Economy”\u003cbr\u003e: Continuity and Change in Elite Dining Practices, ca. 1780–\u003cbr\u003e1880\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eAnnie Gray\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e8. Material Culture in Miniature: The Historical Archaeology of Nineteenth-Century Miniature Objects\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eRalph Mills\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e9. Artifacts of Mortuary Practice: Industrialization, Choice, and the Individual\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eHarold Mytum\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e10. “\u003cbr\u003eHome”\u003cbr\u003e-Made: Exploring the Quality of British Domestic Goods in Nineteenth-Century Urban Assemblages\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePenny Crook\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e11. Shadows after Sunset: Imperial Materiality and the Empire’\u003cbr\u003es Lost Things\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eJames Symonds\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eContributors\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIndex\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52545958183192,"sku":"9780803277304","price":55.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-importance-of-british-material-culture-to-historical-archaeologies-of-the-nineteenth-century-hardback-9780803277304","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}