An Archaeology of Improvement in Rural Massachusetts Landscapes of Profit and Betterment at the Dawn of the 19th century /
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| Summary: | XIII, 236 p. 31 illus., 28 illus. in color. text |
| Language: | English |
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Cham :
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
2016.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2016. |
| Series: | Contributions To Global Historical Archaeology
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22105-2 |
| Format: | Electronic Book |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Part 1: Improvement as archaeological subject
- Chapter 1: Rural Life and Historical Archaeology
- Chapter 2: Improvement, Capitalism, and Landscape Change
- Part 2: Improving New England at the dawn of the 19th century
- Chapter 3: Rural New England in Time and Place
- Chapter 4: Improvement and Agriculture in Massachusetts at the dawn of the 19th century
- Chapter 5: Excavating the Yeoman: Materializing the idealized people and landscapes of Improvement literature
- Chapter 6: The E.H. Williams House
- Chapter 7: The Logic of Improvement in the Williams Yard
- Chapter 8: Manuring and the political economy of Improvement
- Chapter 9: Conclusion
- Appendix: The archaeology of the EH Williams House.