Revolutionary things material culture and politics in the late eighteenth-century Atlantic world / Ashli White.

Author/creator White, Ashli
Other author Yale University Press.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2023]
Description382 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
Material culture--Political aspects. --Atlantic Ocean Region. --History. --18th century.
Material culture--Political aspects. --Atlantic Ocean Region. --History. --19th century.
Political culture--Atlantic Ocean Region. --History. --18th century.
Political culture--Atlantic Ocean Region. --History. --19th century.
Revolutions--History. --18th century.
Revolutions--History. --19th century.

Portion of title Material culture and politics in the late eighteenth-century Atlantic world
Contents Introduction: object lessons from the revolutionary Atlantic -- What's old is new -- Makers and markets in revolutionary times -- Seizing the status quo -- Political appearances -- Clothing the cause -- Dangerous trifles -- Seeing revolutions -- Cartographic contests -- People in print -- Terrible amusements -- Conclusion: what remains.
Abstract "Historian Ashli White explores the circulation of material culture during the American, French, and Haitian revolutions, arguing that in the late eighteenth century, radical ideals were contested through objects as well as in texts. She considers how revolutionary things, as they moved throughout the Atlantic, brought people into contact with these transformative political movements in visceral, multiple, and provocative ways. Focusing on a range of objects--ceramics and furniture, garments and accessories, prints, maps, and public amusements--White shows how material culture held political meaning for diverse populations. Enslaved and free, women and men, poor and elite--all turned to things as a means to realize their varied and sometimes competing visions of revolutionary change."--Dust jacket.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 315-362) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2022941452
ISBN9780300259018 hardcover alkalinepaper
ISBN0300259018 hardcover alkalinepaper

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