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The archaeology of improvement in Britain, 1750-1850 / Sarah Tarlow.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Tarlow, Sarah, 1967-
- Series:
- Cambridge studies in archaeology
- [Cambridge studies in archaeology]
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration--Great Britain.
- Historic buildings.
- Historic sites--Conservation and restoration--Great Britain.
- Historic sites.
- Cultural property--Protection.
- Material culture.
- History.
- Historical geography.
- Historic sites--Conservation and restoration.
- Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration.
- Great Britain--Historical geography.
- Great Britain.
- Material culture--Great Britain--History--18th century.
- Material culture--Great Britain--History--19th century.
- Great Britain--Social conditions--18th century.
- Social conditions.
- Great Britain--Social conditions--19th century.
- Cultural property--Protection--Great Britain.
- Cultural property.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 222 pages : illustrations, map ; 26 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007.
- Summary:
- An innovative study showing how the archaeology of this period manifests a widespread ethic of improvement.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Agricultural improvement
- The improved rural landscape
- Towns and civic improvement
- Improving the people
- The right stuff
- Final thoughts.
- Notes:
- Series statement from jacket.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 202-213) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0521864194
- 9780521864190
- OCLC:
- 70836634
- Online:
- Publisher description
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