The shadow of a dream: economic life and death in the South Carolina low country, 1670-1920

Book

Historic Charleston Foundation

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

2008.002.0088

Description

Charts the economic and social rise and fall of Charleston and the surrounding South Carolina low country, spanning 250 years. Analyzes the interaction of both external and internal forces on the city and countryside, examining the effects of various factors--the environment, the market, economic and political ideology, and social institutions--on the region's economy from its colonial beginnings to its collapse in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Contents include "The Sociology of Architecture in Colonial Charleston" (introduction) and several Charleston topics: Charles Towne Landing, epicenter of the low country, urban form and architecture, economic ascent, areal size, population of, wharves and port facilities, class and caste structure, repressive atmosphere of, wealth distribution in, crude death rates, manufacturing in, shipping and trade, white family structure in, theatre ticket prices, wage levels, and federalism in. Also includes wealth-holding patterns and population in Charleston District. ix, 370 p. ; ill. : 25 cm.

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Library

Acquisition

Accession

2008.002.

Source or Donor

New Library Catalog Records (2008)

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Charleston Region (S.C.)--Economic conditions

Book Details

Author

Coclanis, Peter A.

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Place Published

Location

New York, NY

Date Published

1989

Call No.

HC108 .C32 C63 1989

ISBN

0195044207

LCCN

88004201

Notes

Copy No.: 0

Location

Room

Granville Room

Building

Missroon Library

Date

February 7, 2023

General Notes

Note

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 304-365) and index. By Peter A. Coclanis

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June 12, 2008

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Update Date

August 2, 2019