Joseph S. Wood

The New England Village

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ISBN 13:
9780801866135
author:
Joseph S. Wood
format:
Paperback
publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
language:
English
Publication Year:
2002
Pages:
248
Dimensions:
25.25 x 17.68 x 1.55 centimetres
Genre:
History, United States, General,
Condition:
New
Availability:
Item usually sent within 20 working days
£35.85

Description

The New England village is an enduring image in American historical imagination. Often associated with strong community values and economic stability, it has become synonymous with a bygone era. However, historian Joseph S. Wood challenges this perception, arguing that the modern concept of the New England village is a 19th-century invention. Wood contends that the communities that would eventually form these villages were not as compact or uniform as commonly believed. Instead, they were often dispersed and encouraged individual landholding. As rural New England began to decline economically, 19th-century villagers idealized earlier colonial settlements as the source of their village's success. This romanticization led to a reimagining of the past in the image of these proto-urban places. Wood's provocative assessment encourages readers to think critically about the origins and meanings attributed to these villages by different people at various times.

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