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In this innovative 2007 study, Sarah Tarlow shows how the archaeology of this period manifests a widespread and cross-cutting ethic of improvement. Theoretically informed and drawn from primary and secondary sources in a range of disciplines, the author considers agriculture and the rural environment, towns, and buildings such as working-class housing and institutions of reform. From bleach baths to window glass, rubbish pits to tea wares, the material culture of the period reflects a particular set of values and aspirations. Tarlow examines the philosophical and historical background to the notion of improvement and demonstrates how this concept is a useful lens through which to examine the material culture of later historical Britain.

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• Full title: Archaeology of Improvement in Britain, 1750-1850
• Author: Sarah Tarlow
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 234
• EAN: 9780521864190
• ISBN: 0521864194
• ID: 02047882
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Weight: 594 g
• Dimensions: 260 × 184 × 18 mm
• Date of publishing: 31. March 2007

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