British Clubs and Societies 1580-1800
Peter (, Professor of European Urban HistoryUniversity of Helsinki) Clark
Oxford University Press, 2001
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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.
- ISBN-13
- 9780199248438
- ISBN-10
- 0199248435
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Year
- 2001
- Publication date
- 2001-12-13
- Pages
- 544
- Dimensions
- 215x141x30
- Weight
- 680