Country Houses and the British Empire, 1700-1930

by Stephanie Barczewski and Barczewski Stephanie

Book Overview

Country houses and the British empire, 1700-1930 assesses the economic and cultural links between country houses and the Empire between the eighteenth and twentieth centuries. Using sources from over fifty British and Irish archives, it enables readers to better understand the impact of the empire upon the British metropolis by showing both the geographical variations and its different cultural manifestations. Barczewski offers a rare scholarly analysis...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1526106647
• ISBN13: 9781526106643
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.1"