The Material Body: Embodiment, History and Archaeology in Industrialising England, 1700-1850 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781526152787)

This volume explores the possibilities of studying embodied subjects in the past through the sources and approaches of archaeology, history and material culture studies. It draws on collections of human remains, material culture and documentary evidence from Britain during the period 1700-1850, considering the themes of gender, rank, age, disability and maternity. Each chapter looks at the lived experiences of the material body, bringing together disciplines that share an interest in the material or embodied turn. Combining archaeological and historical data to reconstruct embodied experiences, the volume represents the first collection of genuinely collaborative scholarship by historians and archaeologists.

Author: Elizabeth Craig-Atkins
ISBN-10: 1526152789
ISBN-13: 9781526152787
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Language: English
Published: 02/20/2024
Pages: 264
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.19lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.63d