Palaces of power : the birth and evolution of London's Clubland /: the birth and evolution of London's Clubland. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Stephen Hoare.
• Other Names: Hoare, Stephen
• Contents: Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1: A Royal Village; Early Days; A Royal Palace Takes Shape; A Noble Development; The Parish; A Bustling Hub; Royal St James's; St James's Park; Chapter 2: Coffee-house Sociability; A Public Realm; Secret Societies; Learned Societies; Private Spaces; The Craze for Clubs; The Dilettanti; The Thatched House; Coffee-Women; The Birth of Journalism; Revolt of the Coffee-Men; Coffee-House Politicians; White's: From Coffee-House to Club; Chapter 3: The Rise of the Dandy; Idle Pleasures; The Original Clubman Brooks's: The Story of a Whig ClubThe Dandies' Club; Beau Brummel; Defining the Dandy; Wellington's War Heroes; Hero and Practical Joker; Dressing the Male Peacock; Last Throw of the Dice; End of an Era; Chapter 4: The Beau Monde; The London Season; Debutantes; Marriage à la Mode; Almack's; The 'Lady Patronesses'; Sarah, Lady Jersey; By Royal Command -- Opera at the Haymarket; Pleasure Gardens; The Temple of Hymen; Chapter 5: A Looking Glass World; Gambling Hells; Hellgate; A Harlot's Progress; The Demi-Monde; Masquerade; The Cyprian's Ball; Gender Identity; Arrested for Debt; Tom and Jerry The Four Horse Club, the Daffy Club, and the Pugilistic ClubChapter 6: Palaces of Power; Athens Re-Imagined; Model Institutions; A Grand Vision; High Ideals; Wellington's Clubland; St James's and the Military; Military Clubs; Political Powerhouses; Clubland's Masterchef; Below Stairs; Clubmen; Influential Women; Chapter 7: A Window on the World; A Diplomatic Mission; Hub of Empire; Politics and International Affairs; Diplomacy; Political Division; Fred Burnaby: Heroic Adventurer; Lizzie Le Blond: Alpine Pioneer; Pushing Boundaries; The American Multi-Millionaire; Clubland Around the World A Transport HubTheatreland; Tea at the Ritz; The Duchess of Jermyn Street; Votes for Women; Britain at War; Chapter 8: The Jazz Age: St James's in the 1920s and '30s; Post-War Recovery; The 'Bright Young Things'; A Cultural Melting Pot; London Lets its Hair Down; C.B. Cochran; Catering for the Masses; Sweetheart; High Society; Relaxed Morals; Queen of Clubs; The 'Playboy Prince'; Dressed to Impress; Redevelopment; Chapter 9: Clubland at War; Impressions of War; Preparations for War; Governments in Exile; Blitzkrieg; Christmas 1940; Club Hospitality; Party Like There's No Tomorrow Business as UsualAllied Nerve-Centre; The Guards' Chapel; Chapter 10: Clubland Reborn; Post-War Revival; A Family Tradition; Keeping Faith with the Past; Mohammed Anzaoui; Pressure for Change; Krishan Chudasama, the Oriental Club; Palaces of Power; Luxury Brands; Clubland Revived; List of Clubs; List of Sources; Picture Section
• Publisher Details: Gloucestershire : History Press
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource (1 volume), illustrations (black and white, and colour)
• Subjects: 367.942109034; Men -- England -- London -- Societies and clubs -- History -- 19th century; Men -- England -- London -- Social life and customs -- 19th century; Men -- Sexual behavior -- England -- London -- History -- 19th century; Men -- England -- London -- Social conditions -- 19th century; Upper class -- England -- London -- Societies and clubs -- History -- 19th century; Upper class -- England -- London -- Social life and customs -- 19th century; Upper class -- Sexual behavior -- England -- London -- History -- 19th century; Upper class -- England -- London -- Social conditions -- 19th century; Clubs -- England -- London -- History -- 19th century; Electronic books; Electronic books; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780750992848; 0750992840
• Related ISBNs: 0750990767; 9780750990769
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.