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Balfour’s World: Aristocracy and Political Culture at the Fin de Siècle

By Nancy Ellenberger

Book information

Publisher
Boydell & Brewer
Year
2015
ISBN
9781783270378, 1783270373;9781782046127
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
21 MB (21618929 bytes)
Pages
414\432
Time added
2017-11-24 17:25:48
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Description

An exploration of political culture in Britain in the last decades of the nineteenth century, revealing how Arthur Balfour and his circle served as a clear bridge between the Victorians and the moderns in Britain's twentieth-century political culture. Introduction: Arthur Balfour Men of Fortune Domestic Scripts Small Wars Interlude: 'The Pivot of Politics' Strange Friends Political Performances Country House Party Interlude: Fin de Siècle Terra Incognita Celebrity and Scandal 1895 Epilogue Bibliography

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