Global Goods And The Country House

Author : Jon Stobart
Publisher : UCL Press
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2023-11-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781800083837

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Global goods were central to the material culture of eighteenth-century country houses. Across Europe, mahogany furniture, Chinese wallpapers and Indian textiles formed the backdrop to genteel practices of drinking sweetened coffee, tea and chocolate from Chinese porcelain. They tied these houses and their wealthy owners into global systems of supply and the processes of colonialism and empire. Global Goods and the Country House builds on these narratives, and then challenges them by decentring our perspective. It offers a comparative framework that explores the definition, ownership and meaning of global goods outside the usual context of European imperial powers. What were global goods and what did they mean for wealthy landowners in places at the ‘periphery’ of Europe (Sweden and Wallachia), in the British colonies of North America and the Caribbean, or in the extra-colonial context (Japan or Rajasthan)? By addressing these questions, this volume offers fresh insights into the multi-directional flow of goods and cultures that enmeshed the eighteenth-century world. And by placing these goods in their specific material context - from the English country house to the princely palaces of Rajasthan - we gain a better understanding of their use and meaning, and of their role in linking the global and the local.

Author : Jon Stobart
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2023-11-20
Category : Country homes
ISBN : 180008384X

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Global Goods and the Country House by Jon Stobart Pdf

Fresh insights into the multi-directional flow of goods and cultures that enmeshed the eighteenth century. Global goods were central to the material culture of eighteenth-century country houses. Across Europe, mahogany furniture, Chinese wallpapers, and Indian textiles formed the backdrop to genteel practices of drinking sweetened coffee, tea, and chocolate from Chinese porcelain. They tied these houses and their wealthy owners into global systems of supply and the processes of colonialism and empire. Global Goods and the Country House builds on these narratives and then challenges them by decentering our perspective. It offers a comparative framework that explores the definition, ownership, and meaning of global goods outside the usual context of European imperial powers. What were global goods and what did they do for and mean to wealthy landowners in places at the "periphery" of Europe (Sweden and Wallachia), in the British colonies of North America and the Caribbean, or in the extra-colonial context (Japan or Rajasthan)? By placing these goods in their specific material context--from the English country house to the princely palaces of Rajasthan--we gain a better understanding of their use and meaning and of their role in linking the global and the local.

Author : Margot Finn,Kate Smith
Publisher : UCL Press
Page : 540 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2018-02-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781787350298

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The East India Company at Home, 1757-1857 by Margot Finn,Kate Smith Pdf

The East India Company at Home, 1757–1857 explores how empire in Asia shaped British country houses, their interiors and the lives of their residents. It includes chapters from researchers based in a wide range of settings such as archives and libraries, museums, heritage organisations, the community of family historians and universities. It moves beyond conventional academic narratives and makes an important contribution to ongoing debates around how empire impacted Britain. The volume focuses on the propertied families of the East India Company at the height of Company rule. From the Battle of Plassey in 1757 to the outbreak of the Indian Uprising in 1857, objects, people and wealth flowed to Britain from Asia. As men in Company service increasingly shifted their activities from trade to military expansion and political administration, a new population of civil servants, army officers, surveyors and surgeons journeyed to India to make their fortunes. These Company men and their families acquired wealth, tastes and identities in India, which travelled home with them to Britain. Their stories, the biographies of their Indian possessions and the narratives of the stately homes in Britain that came to house them, frame our explorations of imperial culture and its British legacies.

Author : Xiaolan Fu
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2012-03-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136632495

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China's Role in Global Economic Recovery by Xiaolan Fu Pdf

This book presents a wide-ranging assessment of the current state of China’s economy in relation to the global international economy. It discusses the role China has played in responding to the economic crisis; assesses the continuing strong prospects for further economic growth in China; and examines China’s deepening integration into the world economy. Specific topics covered include China’s foreign reserves and global economic recovery; the international expansion of Chinese multinationals and China’s private businesses; and the role of technological innovation in China’s economic growth. Overall, the book provides a wealth of detail and up-to-date insights concerning China’s development path, growth potential, sustainability and impact.

Author : Richard T. Carson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 578 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2018-12-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781351881562

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The Stated Preference Approach to Environmental Valuation, Volumes I, II and III by Richard T. Carson Pdf

There is a truly enormous literature on using stated preference information to place a monetary value on environmental amenities. This three volume set provides the key papers for understanding the historical development of contingent valuation, its theoretical and statistical foundations, and the major controversies. It also contains representative papers covering all of the major application areas in environmental valuation.

Author : Rodney Harrison
Publisher : UCL Press
Page : 568 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2020-07-28
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781787356009

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Heritage Futures by Rodney Harrison Pdf

Preservation of natural and cultural heritage is often said to be something that is done for the future, or on behalf of future generations, but the precise relationship of such practices to the future is rarely reflected upon. Heritage Futures draws on research undertaken over four years by an interdisciplinary, international team of 16 researchers and more than 25 partner organisations to explore the role of heritage and heritage-like practices in building future worlds. Engaging broad themes such as diversity, transformation, profusion and uncertainty, Heritage Futures aims to understand how a range of conservation and preservation practices across a number of countries assemble and resource different kinds of futures, and the possibilities that emerge from such collaborative research for alternative approaches to heritage in the Anthropocene. Case studies include the cryopreservation of endangered DNA in frozen zoos, nuclear waste management, seed biobanking, landscape rewilding, social history collecting, space messaging, endangered language documentation, built and natural heritage management, domestic keeping and discarding practices, and world heritage site management.

Author : Mark Purcell
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2019-09-03
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780300248685

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The Country House Library by Mark Purcell Pdf

Beginning with new evidence that cites the presence of books in Roman villas and concluding with present day vicissitudes of collecting, this generously illustrated book presents a complete survey of British and Irish country house libraries. Replete with engaging anecdotes about owners and librarians, the book features fascinating information on acquisition bordering on obsession, the process of designing library architecture, and the care (and neglect) of collections. The author also disputes the notion that these libraries were merely for show, arguing that many of them were profoundly scholarly, assembled with meticulous care, and frequently used for intellectual pursuits. For those who love books and the libraries in which they are collected and stored, The Country House Library is an essential volume to own.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2024-05-22
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781434944689

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PUBLIC GOODS, PRIVATE GOODS: the merging in global space by Anonim Pdf

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2005-11-22
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264014626

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OECD Trade Policy Studies Looking Beyond Tariffs The Role of Non-Tariff Barriers in World Trade by OECD Pdf

This publication analyses where and why certain non-tariff measures are being applied to traded goods that are covered by multilateral rules and disciplines, and how they continue to represent challenges for exporters and policy makers.

Author : Leften Stavros Stavrianos
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 894 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : MINN:31951001075261A

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Global Rift by Leften Stavros Stavrianos Pdf

Author : Carolyn Nordstrom
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780520250956

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Global Outlaws by Carolyn Nordstrom Pdf

"A deeply insightful book that connects the dots of the hidden systems that have subverted democracy and caused the type of desperation and anger that result in a 9/11. A book that opens our awareness."--John Perkins, author of The New York Times bestseller Confessions Of An Economic Hit Man "Anyone interested in global economic crime should read this book."--Charmian Gooch, a founding director of Global Witness "Global Outlaws is a revealing book about a global trend whose importance is still far from being fully recognized."--Moises Naim, Editor in Chief of Foreign Policy Magazine and author of Illicit: How Smugglers Traffickers and Copycats are Hijacking the Global Economy "Carolyn Nordstrom's important new book takes us on a dark journey through war-torn landscapes riddled with corruption, violence, and gross inequalities. It is a compelling study--one guided by the norms of scholarly research but also written out of deeply felt experience. A book infused by anger, compassion, but also hope."--Andrew Mack, University of British Columbia "This is a fascinating, insightful, and important ethnographic study of the intersection of crime, finance, and power in the illegal, 'informal', or underground economy. I have read all of Carolyn Nordstrom's books, and this is the best one yet."--Jeff Sluka, Massey University "Carolyn Nordstrom's Global Outlaws is a rare and remarkable fusion of economic anthropology and travel writing. The prose is highly engaging without being sensationalistic. This is a timely and fascinating read for anyone looking for an on-the-ground account of the clandestine underside of globalization."--Peter Andreas, co-author of Policing the Globe: Criminalization and Crime Control in International Relations "Carolyn Nordstrom is the best fieldworker in anthropology, bar none. Yet again she has pioneered new fieldsites and new forms of ethnography in this book, as well as presented a new framework for viewing economics and economic power. This is undoubtedly a highly important work that sets new frontiers for anthropology."--Monique Skidmore, Australian National University

Author : Bharat S. Thakkar
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2020-12-21
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783030602963

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Culture in Global Businesses by Bharat S. Thakkar Pdf

This book offers research geared toward understanding culture and its influence on the success of global businesses. Divided into two parts that look at the leveraging culture cultural diversity from an organizational as well as national perspective, the chapters investigate the effects of technology on culture, the role of leadership in corporate culture, and communicating and managing change across cultures. The book emphasizes that embracing cultural and subcultural differences alongside instilling organizational culture are the keys to successful modern business. With contributions from authors from academic as well as professional backgrounds, this book will serve as a valuable resource to researchers interested in cultural studies generally as well as those studying the importance of culture to managing modern organizations.

Author : United States. Congress
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1332 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Law
ISBN : HARVARD:32044116494170

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Congressional Record by United States. Congress Pdf

The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Subcommittee on Energy Research and Development
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Energy policy
ISBN : PURD:32754073955647

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Fiscal Year 1990 Department of Energy Authorization by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Subcommittee on Energy Research and Development Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 656 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Electronic
ISBN : LOC:00068838204

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Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations for 2001: Testimony of members of Congress and other interested individuals and organizations by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Pdf