British Clubs and Societies 1580-1800 : The Origins of an Associational World
by
Peter Clark
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Oxford Studies in Social History
ISBN-10
0198203764
ISBN-13
9780198203766
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Imprint
Oxford University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jan 6th, 2000
Print length
534 Pages
Weight
868 grams
Dimensions
22.50 x 14.40 x 3.30 cms
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This book provides an account of the rise of social institutions in Georgian Britain: the British clubs and societies, thousands of which had swept the country by 1800. Ranging from freemasonry to bird-fancying, the author considers the reasons for their development, their export to America and the colonies, and examines their long-term impact.
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 birdfancying clubs, and a myriad of other associations.
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