Meaning and Ideology in Historical Archaeology Style, Social Identity, and Capitalism in an Australian Town

Focusing on the city of Armidale during the period 1830 to 1930, this book investigates the relationship between the development of capitalism in a particular region (New England, Australia) and the expression of ideology within architectural style. The author analyzes how style encodes meaning and...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Burke, Heather
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer US 1999, 1999
Edition:1st ed. 1999
Series:Contributions To Global Historical Archaeology
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Focusing on the city of Armidale during the period 1830 to 1930, this book investigates the relationship between the development of capitalism in a particular region (New England, Australia) and the expression of ideology within architectural style. The author analyzes how style encodes meaning and how it relates to the social contexts and relationships within capitalism, which in turn are related to the construction of ideology over time
Physical Description:XV, 276 p online resource
ISBN:9781461547693