British Clubs and Societies 1580-1800: The Origins of an Associational World

by Peter Clark and Peter Clark

Book Overview

This book provides the first account of the rise of these most distinctive, widespread and powerful of social institutions in Georgian Britain. With roots in the early modern era, British clubs and societies swept the country by 1800, when they numbered in the thousands, and their influence continues today. Looking at the complex mosaic of clubs and societies, ranging from freemasonry to bird-fancying, the author considers the reasons for their successful...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198203764
• ISBN13: 9780198203766
• Release Date: March 2000
• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Length: 534 Pages
• Weight: 1.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"