Country Houses and the British Empire, 1700–1930

Stephanie Barczewski, Andrew Thompson, John MacKenzie , Rebecca Mortimer

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Manchester University Press
31 October 2014

Palaces, chateaux, country houses; British & Irish history; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; Colonialism & imperialism

Series: Studies in Imperialism

Country houses and the British empire, 1700-1930 assesses the economic and cultural links between country houses and the Empire between the eighteenth and twentieth centuries. Using sources from over fifty British and Irish archives, it enables readers to better understand the impact of the empire upon the British metropolis by showing both the geographical variations and its different cultural manifestations. Barczewski offers a rare scholarly analysis of the history of country houses that goes beyond an architectural or biographical study, and recognises their importance as the physical embodiments of imperial wealth and reflectors of imperial cultural influences. In so doing, she restores them to their true place of centrality in British culture over the last three centuries, and provides fresh insights into the role of the Empire in the British metropolis. -- .

By: Stephanie Barczewski
Series edited by: Andrew Thompson, John MacKenzie
Other: Rebecca Mortimer
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 33mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9780719096228
ISBN 10: 0719096227
Series: Studies in Imperialism
Pages: 230
Publication Date: 31 October 2014
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Stephanie Barczewski is Professor of Modern British History at Clemson University

Reviews for Country Houses and the British Empire, 1700–1930

'[Country Houses and the British Empire] is well written and researched, as well as properly documented. It is also laudable in its coverage of the entire British Isles, not just England.' G. A. Bremner, Transactions of the Ancient Monuments Society -- .