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British Clubs and Societies 1580-1800
Peter Clark
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Paperback. This book provides the first account of the rise of these most distinctive, widespread, and powerful of social institutions in Georgian Britain: the British clubs and societies. The author describes their complex mosaic, ranging from freemasonry to bird-fancying, and examines the reasons for their successful development, and continuing influence. Series: Oxford Studies in Social History. Num Pages: 544 pages, 12pp halftone plates, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLH; HBLL; JFSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 30. Weight in Grams: 684.
Modern freemasonry was invented in London about 1717, but was only one of a surge of British associations in the early modern era which had originated before the English Revolution. By 1800, thousands of clubs and societies had swept the country. Recruiting widely from the urban affluent classes, mainly amongst men, they traditionally involved heavy drinking, feasting, singing, and gambling. They ranged from political, religious, and scientific societies, artistic and literary clubs, to sporting societies, bee-keeping and bird-fancying clubs, and a myriad of other associations. Providing the first account of the rise of this most powerful and distinctive British ... Read more
Modern freemasonry was invented in London about 1717, but was only one of a surge of British associations in the early modern era which had originated before the English Revolution. By 1800, thousands of clubs and societies had swept the country. Recruiting widely from the urban affluent classes, mainly amongst men, they traditionally involved heavy drinking, feasting, singing, and gambling. They ranged from political, religious, and scientific societies, artistic and literary clubs, to sporting societies, bee-keeping and bird-fancying clubs, and a myriad of other associations. Providing the first account of the rise of this most powerful and distinctive British ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
Series
Oxford Studies in Social History
Number of Pages
544
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199248438
SKU
V9780199248438
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Reviews for British Clubs and Societies 1580-1800
Unlike governments and great estates, bird-fancying clubs and oratorical societies do not often tend to leave meticulously kept and carefully housed sets of records. The author has perforce had to fall back on the scraps and fragments provided in diaries, collections of letters and old newspaper columns. These scattered sources he has scoured with impeccable industry and care. His findings, ... Read more