Buildings in Society: International Studies in the Historic Era

Buildings in Society: International Studies in the Historic Era
Author: Liz Thomas
Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2018-05-31
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1784918326

This book presents a series of papers reflecting the latest approaches to the study of buildings from the historic period. This volume does not examine buildings as architecture, rather it adopts an archaeological perspective to consider them as artefacts, reflecting the needs of those who commissioned them.

Houses, Families, and Cohabitation

Houses, Families, and Cohabitation
Author: Dag Lindström
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 391
Release: 2024-11-05
Genre: History
ISBN: 1040184391

This book is an interdisciplinary study that draws on a combination of archaeological evidence, building archaeological analysis, archival sources to explore the dynamic relations between dwelling houses, social organization of households, and patterns of cohabitation during the eighteenth century. The empirical focus of this book is on Swedish towns, but it also addresses more general issues about urbanity and urban life, space and social organization, and materiality and individual agency. Aggregated questions about urban life and urban space are combined with a micro historical method revealing aspects of daily life and urban change. This study unveils a previously neglected history. Swedish eighteenth century towns have commonly been identified as a territory characterized by its sleepy absence of change. This study proves the opposite. Houses were built larger, with more diverse and complex inner structures. Family structures changed; households generally became smaller, the share of households headed by a married couple declined, and the number of single households increased. Population density increased, the number of families residing in the same house increased, and rental accommodation became more prevalent. This volume is essential reading for anyone interested in early modern housing, urban change, and interdisciplinary methods.

‘For My Descendants and Myself, a Nice and Pleasant Abode’ – Agency, Micro-history and Built Environment

‘For My Descendants and Myself, a Nice and Pleasant Abode’ – Agency, Micro-history and Built Environment
Author: Göran Tagesson
Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Total Pages: 190
Release: 2020-12-10
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1789695821

This volume examines how people have been making, using and transforming buildings and built environments, and how buildings have been perceived, from the Byzantine period to modern times. It also considers a diversity of built constructions – including dwellings and public buildings, sheds and manor houses, and secular and sacral structures.

Late Medieval Lodging Ranges

Late Medieval Lodging Ranges
Author: Sarah Kerr
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
Total Pages: 279
Release: 2023-10-03
Genre:
ISBN: 1783277572

This book draws on architectural and archaeological analysis to consider the form, function, use and meaning of late medieval lodging ranges. While we know a great deal about most elements of the late medieval great house, we understand very little about their lodging ranges, and even less on their contributions to the lived experience of the household and wider society. Why were lodging ranges built, for example, and how were they used? It is this gap in our knowledge which the present book aims to fill. It draws on archaeological and architectural analysis of lodging ranges to show that they were some of the finest living spaces within the great house, built as accommodation for high-ranking members of the household. Their low-, even single-, occupancy rooms, accessible via individual doors, were innovatory, showing how the idea of privacy developed. The explicit displays of uniformity upon the lodging ranges' symmetrical facades were juxtaposed with variations within. Surviving lodging ranges (including Wingfield Manor, Middleham Castle and Dartington Hall) are examined, alongside the lost example of Caister Castle, demonstrating how lodging ranges simultaneously reflected and shaped medieval life; the author argues that their very form and stones, and their manipulation of space, enabled them to have multi-faceted functions, including the representation of multiple and even conflicting identities.

Authority, Gender and Space in the Anglo-Norman World, 900-1200

Authority, Gender and Space in the Anglo-Norman World, 900-1200
Author: Katherine Weikert
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
Total Pages: 230
Release: 2020
Genre: History
ISBN: 178327512X

SHORTLISTED for the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain's Hitchcock Medallion. A ground-breaking interdisciplinary approach to the medieval manor pre- and post-Conquest.

Archaeological Explorations in Syria 2000-2011

Archaeological Explorations in Syria 2000-2011
Author: Jeanine Abdul Massih
Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Total Pages: 463
Release: 2018-07-16
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1784919489

Syria has been a major crossroads of civilizations in the ancient Near East since the dawn of human kind. This volume brings together scholars involved in archaeological activities in Syria and focusses on the scientific aspects of each explored site, allowing researchers to examine in detail each heritage site, its characteristics and identity.

Power and Pleasure

Power and Pleasure
Author: Hugh M. Thomas
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 284
Release: 2020-11-19
Genre: History
ISBN: 019880251X

Although King John is remembered for his political and military failures, he also resided over a magnificent court. This book uses records of his reign to reconstruct his life at court, and explore how it produced both pleasure and soft power for the king.

Picturing Royal Charisma: Kings and Rulers in the Near East from 3000 BCE to 1700 CE

Picturing Royal Charisma: Kings and Rulers in the Near East from 3000 BCE to 1700 CE
Author: Arlette David
Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Total Pages: 152
Release: 2023-05-04
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1803271612

This book assesses how Middle Eastern leaders manipulated visuals to advance their rule from around 4500 BC to the 19th century AD. In nine fascinating narratives, it showcases the dynamics of long-lasting Middle Eastern traditions, dealing with the visualization of those who stood at the head of the social order.

Guide to the English School in International Studies

Guide to the English School in International Studies
Author: Cornelia Navari
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2013-11-14
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1118624769

Bringing together the latest scholarship from a global group of expert contributors, this guide offers a comprehensive examination of the English School approach to the study of international relations. Explains the major ideas of the British Committee on International Relations, including the idea of and institutions connected to an international society, the emerging notion of world society, and order within international relations Describes the English School’s methods of analyzing themes, trends, and dilemmas Focuses on the historical and geographical expansion of international society, and particularly on the effects of colonization and imperialism Serves as an essential reference for students, researchers, and academics in international relations