London clubland : a cultural history of gender and class in late Victorian Britain

• Tác giả: Amy Milne-Smith
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• ISBN-10: 0230120768
• ISBN-13: 978-0230120761
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 367 General clubs
• Thông tin xuất bản: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
• Mô tả vật lý: xi, 296 p. : , ill. ; , 22 cm.
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 97242
• Chủ đề: 1. Clubs--History--19th century--England; 2. Men--Sexual behavior--19th century--England; 3. Men--Social conditions--19th century--England; 4. Men--Social life and customs--19th century--England; 5. Men--Societies and clubs--19th century--England; 6. Upper class--Sexual behavior--19th century--England; 7. Upper class--Social conditions--19th century--England; 8. Upper class--Social life and customs--19th century--England; 9. Upper class--Societies and clubs--19th century--England

Includes bibliographical references (p. [209]-261, [265]-289) and index.

Tóm tắt

"In this first academic history of the famed gentlemen's clubs of London, Amy Milne-Smith reveals these institutions at the height of their power and influence at the turn of the twentieth century, paying special attention to how clubmen defined masculinity and status for their generation. Based on extensive research in club archives along with newspapers, journals, diaries and memoirs, Milne-Smith takes us behind the majestic doors of these most exclusive clubs. Readers will find London Clubland not only an engaging account of clubs, but also a story of troubled marriage, contested urban space, shifting boundaries of class, and a robust masculine culture in decline"--Provided by publisher.