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A Pleasing Prospect: Social Change and Urban Culture in Eighteenth-Century Colchester Volume 5
Contributor(s): D'Cruze, Shani (Author)

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 ISBN: 1902806735     ISBN-13: 9781902806730
Publisher: University of Hertfordshire Press
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: April 2009
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Annotation: Examining the changing historical identity of 18th-century Colchester, England, this account explores the social networks of the provincial town from the perspective of the middling sort, or those easing into the newly industrialized British economy. Based on extensive primary research, 18th-century social networks are painstakingly reconstructed in terms of family, kinship, gender, religion, and politics to examine the relationships between individual, family, and society. Colchester is shown as an agricultural town that found its place in the urban renaissance of industrial England, and this investigation shows the social and familial effects that occurred due to the change.


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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- History | Europe - Great Britain - General
- History | Modern - 18th Century
Dewey: 942.672
Series: Studies in Regional and Local History
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.6" W x 9.5" L (1.10 lbs) 256 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 18th Century
- Cultural Region - British Isles
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
 
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Based on extensive primary-source research, this work considers the changing historical identity of eighteenth-century Colchester from the perspective of its 'middling sort' - a section of society often attached to cultures of politeness and to the practices of consumption and production that helped shape economic change.
 
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