A Pleasing Prospect; Society and Culture in Eighteenth-century Colchester
by Shani D'Cruze
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Based on extensive primary-source research, this historical account considers the changing identity of 18th-century Colchester from the perspective of its "middling sort"--a section of society often attached to cultures of politeness and to the practices of consumption and production that helped shape economic change. Painstakingly reconstructing 18th-century social networks along lines of family, kinship, gender, spatiality, religion, and politics, this study examines the relationships show more between individual and family biographies while reflecting on provincial urban society and culture. The guide explores how Colchester capitalized on growth in agriculturally based industries--such as brewing, milling, and malting--and its role as an east-coast port and its participating in the urban renaissance and commodification of polite culture. show lessTags
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- 942.672307 — History & geography History of Europe England and Wales Eastern England Essex
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- DA690 .C7 .D37 — History of Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania Great Britain History of Great Britain England Local history and description Other cities, towns, etc., A-Z
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