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OverviewThis provocative volume stimulates debate about lost 'heritage' by examining the history of the hundreds of great houses demolished in Britain and Ireland in the twentieth century. Seven lively essays debate our understanding of what is meant by loss and how it relates to popular conceptions of the great house. Full Product DetailsAuthor: J. RavenPublisher: Palgrave Macmillan Imprint: Palgrave Pivot Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 2.961kg ISBN: 9781137520760ISBN 10: 1137520760 Pages: 137 Publication Date: 29 April 2015 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1. Introduction; James Raven 2. Lost Aspects of the Country Estate; Jon Stobart 3. The Destruction of the Country House in Ireland, 1879-1973; Terry Dooley 4. Bowen's Court as an Aesthetic of Living: A Lost Mansion's Significance in the Imagining of the Irish Gentry; Ian d'Alton 5. The Loss of Country Houses and Estates through the Destruction and Obscuring of Identity; Barbara Wood 6. Better off as Ruins? The Scottish Castle Restoration Debate; Michael Davis 7. The Demolished Mansions of Essex and the Marks Hall Estate: Reconstruction and the Heritage of Loss; James RavenReviewsAuthor InformationJames Raven is Professor of Modern History at the University of Essex, UK, and a Fellow of Magdalene College, Cambridge, UK. His books include Bookscape (2014), The Business of Books (2007), and Lost Libraries (2004). He is a Trustee of the Marks Hall Estate, Essex, and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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