Slavery and the British Country House
Details:
- Author(s) Dresser, Madge, & Andrew Hann (eds)
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 2013
- Pages 180pp; illus
- Publisher English Heritage
- Place Published Swindon
Topics:
- Name Wealth of business leaders
- Name Cultural assets collection & patronage
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Library:
- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
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Notes:
Collection of 13 essays, derived from conference papers, asking in general 'What links might be established between wealth derived from slavery and the British country house' focusing on the connection of slave trading and its profits and the accumulation of country houses and their contents and estates. For relevant essays see individual BHE entries