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Archaeology of Manners : The Polite World of the Merchant Elite in Colonial M...

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Item Weight: 42.3 Oz ISBN: 9780306461569 Subject Area: Social Science, Business & Economics, History Format: Hardcover Series: Contributions to Global Historical Archaeology Ser. Author: Lorinda B. R. Goodwin Publication Year: 1999 Subject: Archaeology, Industries / Retailing, Social Classes & Economic Disparity, United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775), General, Anthropology / General, Customs & Traditions Language: English Number of Pages: Xx, 234 Pages Item Length: 9.3 in Type: Textbook Publication Name: Archaeology of Manners : the Polite World of the Merchant Elite of Colonial Massachusetts Item Width: 6.1 in Book Title: Archaeology of Manners : The Polite World of the Merchant Elite i Publisher: Springer width: 6.1 in

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Archaeology of Manners : The Polite World of the Merchant Elite in Colonial M.... Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (). Archaeology of Manners : The Polite World of the Merchant Elite in Colonial Masssachusetts, Hardcover by Goodwin, Lorinda B. R., ISBN 0306461560, ISBN-13 9780306461569, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US Drawing on her training in both archaeology and American civilization, Goodwin (Boston U.) focuses on how mannerly behavior was used by a small group of Massachusetts merchants in about 1 to construct an elite society. She explains how people used physical possessions to confirm the individual status they claimed, and how the merchant community was formed and maintained. Her topics include the ideal world of manners, the merchant community in Massachusetts and England, material expressions of mannerly behavior, and women's roles in society. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()

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