The Rise of the Nouveaux Riches: Style and Status in Victorian and Edwardian Architecture by Joseph Mordaunt Crook
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The Rise of the Nouveaux Riches
The Rise of the Nouveaux Riches
Summary
This work describes the houses of the richest nouveaux riches - the Rothschilds, the Guinnesses, the Barings, etc. - and explains the economic and social context which sustained their extraordinary lifestyles. In effect, the book tells the story of the remaking of the British ruling class.
The Rise of the Nouveaux Riches Summary
Table of Contents
Introduction: crossing the line - the titled and untitled aristocracy; the style of millionaires - country houses, 1810-1914; privilege and the picturesque - new money in the Lake District, 1774-1914; the new Plutocracy - London houses, 1870-1939; the age of money - images of a new elite. The House of Commons, 1846 - relealing the Corn Laws; Scotland - new money in the Highlands and Islands; high society - the smart set and the souls; Pall Mall and St James's - the Nouveaux Riches in Clubland; cruising with the Royal Yacht Squadron; Parliament, 1911 - Commons, Lords and Plutocrats; sporting rituals - shooting, hunting and racing; postscript - from Belgrave Square to Port Lympne.
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GOR002414374
9780719560408
0719560403
The Rise of the Nouveaux Riches: Style and Status in Victorian and Edwardian Architecture by Joseph Mordaunt Crook
Used - Very Good
Hardback
John Murray Press
19990520
368
N/A
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