Historic real estate : market morality and the politics of preservation in the early United States /

"This book discusses historic preservation in the early United States. It argues that the history of preservation is a crucial component of the history of American capitalism. U.S. residents shaped the landscape of "modern" capitalism by cultivating dynamic forms of permanence as well...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Martinko, Whitney (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2020]
Series:Early American studies.
Subjects:
Historic preservation > Economic aspects > United States > History.
Historic preservation > Political aspects > United States > History.
Historic preservation > Moral and ethical aspects > United States > History.
Historic preservation > Social aspects > United States > History.
Historic buildings > Conservation and restoration > United States > History.
Historic sites > Conservation and restoration > United States > History.
Préservation historique > Aspect économique > États-Unis > Histoire.
Préservation historique > Aspect politique > États-Unis > Histoire.
Préservation historique > Aspect moral > États-Unis > Histoire.
Préservation historique > Aspect social > États-Unis > Histoire.
Monuments historiques > Conservation et restauration > États-Unis > Histoire.
Lieux historiques > Conservation et restauration > États-Unis > Histoire.
HISTORY / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies).
Historic buildings > Conservation and restoration.
Historic preservation > Economic aspects.
Historic preservation > Social aspects.
Historic sites > Conservation and restoration.
United States.
Boston's Old Brich Church.
Cumberland MD.
George Washington headquarters Newburgh NY.
Marietta Ohio mounds.
Mount Vernon.
Philadelphia's statehouse.
Winchester VA.
historic preservation activities.
historic preservation studies.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • I. Corporate properties. Capital plans: ancient monuments in public squares ; Sacred forms: public buildings and urban improvements.
  • II. Commercial sites. The business of preservation: Antiquarian views and commercial enterprise ; Moral real estate: sacred historic space and the politics of speculation.
  • III. Domestic spaces. Civic housekeeping: voluntary association and domestic economy ; Ancestral estates: patrimonial property and rural improvement ; Epilogue. Rethinking Mount Vernon and legacies of preservation.

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