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Bath and Beyond

- The Social and Cultural World of the Georgian Assembly Room
Engelsk Paperback

Bath and Beyond

- The Social and Cultural World of the Georgian Assembly Room
Engelsk Paperback

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This book re-examines spa and assembly culture as key venues for sociability in the eighteenth century.

Focused chiefly on the eighteenth century, this volume looks forward into the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. While many of the articles concern aspects of the city of Bath, the book stretches beyond Bath’s confines, taking in comparative British towns such as Tunbridge Wells, European spa towns, such as Nice, and the impact Bath had on spa towns in America. Chapters reconsider familiar themes such as the marriage market but also offer new insights into the architectural development of the city and the role of Masters of Ceremonies: the officials who oversaw Assembly Rooms’ rules and culture. There are also insights into the musical culture of spa towns and the varied backgrounds of the artists and performers. As places that attracted the wealthy and powerful, the book rounds off with consideration of Bath and other spa towns’ importance as centres of culture and diplomacy and of their place in the tourist industry.

This accessibly written volume appeals to a broad readership, including undergraduate and postgraduate students as well as academics and informed non-specialists interested in social and cultural history, British history and modern history.

Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
264
ISBN-13:
9781032494463
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
1032494468
Udg. Dato:
15 apr 2025
Længde:
18mm
Bredde:
229mm
Højde:
150mm
Forlag:
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Oplagsdato:
15 apr 2025
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