An Archaeology of Manners The Polite World of the Merchant Elite of Colonial Massachusetts /

• Main Author: Goodwin, Lorinda B. R. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2002.
• Series: Contributions to Global Historical Archaeology,
• Subjects: History.; Anthropology.; Archaeology.; History, general.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess

A glance at the title of this book might well beg the question ỚSWhat in heavenỚ"s name does archaeology have to do with manners? We cannot dig up manners or mannerly behaviorỚ or can we?Ớ<U+00fd> One might also ask ỚSWhy is mannerly behavior important?Ớ<U+00fd> and ỚS...

Table of Contents:

• The Polite World of the Merchant Elite of Colonial Massachusetts
• History, Archaeology, and the Ideal World of Manners
• The Merchant Community in Massachusetts and England
• Material Expressions of Mannerly Behavior
• Manners and WomenỚ"s Roles in Merchant Society
• Conclusion An Archaeology of Manners.