Country houses and the British empire, 1700-1930. ([2017?])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Stephanie Barczewski.
• Authors: Barczewski, Stephanie L
• Contents: Introduction : British country houses and empire, 1700-1930 -- Colonial merchants -- Indian nabobs -- West Indian planters -- Military and naval officers and other categories of imperial estate purchasers -- The impact of imperial wealth on British landed estates -- The cultural display of empire in country houses -- The discourse of commodities -- The discourse of cosmopolitanism -- The discourse of conquest -- The discourse of collecting.
• Publisher Details: Manchester, UK : Manchester University Press
• Publication Date: 2017
• Copyright Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource (xviii, 334 pages), illustrations, map, charts
• Subjects: 728.8094109033; Country homes -- Economic aspects -- Great Britain -- History; Country homes -- Social aspects -- Great Britain -- History; Architecture -- Great Britain -- History; Architecture and Planning; Architecture; Country homes -- Economic aspects; Architecture and Planning; Great Britain; History; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781526117533; 1526117533
• Related ISBNs: 9780719096228; 0719096227
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-313) and index.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.