Country Houses and the British Empire, 1700–1930

Stephanie Barczewski, Andrew Thompson, John MacKenzie

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Manchester University Press
24 October 2016

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
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 544g
ISBN: 9781526106643
ISBN 10: 1526106647
Series: Studies in Imperialism
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 24 October 2016
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction: British country houses and empire, 1700–1930 1. Colonial merchants 2. Indian nabobs 3. West Indian planters 4. Military and naval officers and other categories of imperial estate purchasers 5. The impact of imperial wealth on British landed estates 6. The cultural display of empire in country houses 7. The discourse of commodities 8. The discourse of cosmopolitanism 9. The discourse of conquest 10. The discourse of collecting Conclusion Appendices Select bibliography Index -- .

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 -- .