Familiar Past?: Archaeologies of Later Historical Britain

by Sarah Tarlow and Susie West

Book Overview

The Familiar Past surveys material culture from 1500 to the present day. Fourteen case studies, grouped under related topics, include discussion of issues such as:
* the origins of modernity in urban contexts
* the historical anthropology of food
* the social and spatial construction of country houses
* the social history of a workhouse site
* changes in memorial forms and inscriptions
* the archaeological treatment of gardens.
The...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415188067
• ISBN13: 9780415188067
• Release Date: December 1998
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary