An Archaeology of Improvement in Rural Massachusetts : Landscapes of Profit and Betterment at the Dawn of the 19th Century
Overview
Preface.- Part 1: Improvement as archaeological subject.- Chapter 1: Rural Life and Historical Archaeology.- Chapter 2: Improvement, Capitalism, and Landscape Change.- Part 2: Improving New England at the dawn of the 19th century.- Chapter 3: Rural New England in Time and Place.- Chapter 4: Improvement and Agriculture in Massachusetts at the dawn of the 19th century.- Chapter 5: Excavating the Yeoman: Materializing the idealized people and landscapes of Improvement literature.- Chapter 6: The E.H. Williams House.- Chapter 7: The Logic of Improvement in the Williams Yard.- Chapter 8: Manuring and the political economy of Improvement.- Chapter 9: Conclusion.- Appendix: The archaeology of the EH Williams House.
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- ISBN-13: 9783319363288
- ISBN-10: 331936328X
- Publisher: Springer
- Publish Date: August 2016
- Dimensions: 9.21 x 6.14 x 0.53 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.79 pounds
- Page Count: 236
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