{"product_id":"9781789147605","title":"How the Country House Became English","description":"Author: Stephanie Barczewski\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781789147605\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Reaktion Books\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Nov 2023\u003cbr\u003ePages: 392\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCountry houses have come to be regarded as quintessentially English, not only in terms of their architectural style but because they appear to embody national values of continuity and insularity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe histories of country houses and England, however, have featured episodes of violence and disruption, so how did country houses come to represent one version of English history, when in reality they reflect its full range of contradictions and complexities? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book explores the evolution of the country house, beginning with the violent impact of the Reformation and Civil War and showing how the political events of the eighteenth century, which culminated in the reaction against the French Revolution, led to country houses being recast as symbols of England\u0026amp;#x27;s political stability.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u0026amp;#x27;Barczewski sets out to explore how country houses came to be seen as embodiments of Englishness . . . It isn't only its apparent Englishness that is full of contradictions, which this thought-provoking book untangles. It is the country house itself, which is simultaneously defiant and ashamed, relevant and irrelevant. It is those ambiguities that will ensure its survival into the next century.\u0026amp;#x27; - \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e (UK)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46857099411614,"sku":"ADS-9781789147605","price":57.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781789147605.jpg?v=1779154241","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781789147605","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}