Building the British Atlantic World by Daniel Maudlin

Building the British Atlantic World by Daniel Maudlin

Spanning the North Atlantic rim from Canada to Scotland, and from the Caribbean to the coast of West Africa, the British Atlantic world is deeply interconnected across its regions. In this groundbreaking study, thirteen leading scholars explore the idea of transatlanticism-or a shared ""Atlantic world"" experience-through the lens of architecture and built spaces in the British Atlantic world from the seventeenth century through the mid-nineteenth century. Examining town planning, churches, forts, merchants' stores, state houses, and farm houses, this collection shows how the powerful visual language of architecture and design allowed the people of this era to maintain common cultural experiences while still forming their individuality. By studying the interplay between physical construction and social themes that include identity, gender, taste, domesticity, politics, and race, the authors interpret material culture in a way that particularly emphasizes the people who built, occupied, and used the spaces and reflects the complex cultural exchanges between Britain and the New World.

Daniel Maudlin is Professor of Early Modern History at the University of Plymouth, UK.

Bernard L. Herman is George B. Tindall Distinguished Professor of Southern Studies and Folklore at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA.

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ISBN 13	9781469626826
ISBN 10	1469626829
Title	Building the British Atlantic World
Author	Daniel Maudlin
Series	H Eugene And Lillian Youngs Lehman Series
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	The University of North Carolina Press
Year published	2016-03-31
Number of pages	352
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