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The gentleman's House in the British Atlantic World, 1680-1780

"The eighteenth-century Georgian mansion holds a fascination in both Britain and America. Between the late seventeenth century and 1780, compact classical houses developed as a distinct architectural type. From small country estates to provincial towns and their outskirts, 'gentlemen'...

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Main Author: Hague, Stephen G. 1967- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
Subjects and Genres:
Gentry > Dwellings > United States > History.
Gentry > Dwellings > Great Britain > History.
Dwellings > Social aspects > United States > History.
Dwellings > Social aspects > Great Britain > History.
Social change > United States > History.
Social change > Great Britain > History.
Social mobility > United States > History.
Social mobility > Great Britain > History.
United States > Social life and customs > To 1775.
Great Britain > Social life and customs.
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Table of Contents:
  • The Gentleman's House in Context
  • Building Status
  • Situating Status
  • Arranging Status
  • Furnishing Status
  • Enacting Status
  • Social Strategies and Gentlemanly Networks.

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