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    A bold reinterpretation of Georgian Britian and North America that puts inns at the heart of the imperial project. Inns were ubiquitous across the Anglo-American world of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. During this period, inn going was universal among the elite citizens of that world and they feature prominently in contemporary accounts and literature as places of rest, refreshment ... En savoir plus

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  • The Materials of Exchange between Britain and North East America, 1750-1900

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    Taking a multidisciplinary approach to the complex cultural exchanges that took place between Britain and America from 1750 to 1900, The Materials of Exchange examines material, visual, and print culture alongside literature within a transatlantic context. The contributors trace the evolution of Anglo-American culture from its origins as a product of the British North Atlantic Empire through to ... En savoir plus

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  • The Idea of the Cottage in English Architecture, 1760 - 1860

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    The Idea of the Cottage in English Architecture is a history of the late Georgian phenomenon of the architect-designed cottage and the architectural discourse that articulated it. It is a study of small buildings built on country estates, and not so small buildings built in picturesque rural settings, resort towns and suburban developments.At the heart of the English idea of the cottage is the ... En savoir plus

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