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Club Government: How the Early Victorian World Was Ruled from London Clubs
Contributor(s): Thevoz, Seth Alexander (Author)

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 ISBN: 1784538183     ISBN-13: 9781784538187
Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
OUR PRICE: $136.50  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: May 2018
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- History | Europe - Great Britain - Victorian Era (1837-1901)
- Political Science | Colonialism & Post-colonialism
- History | Modern - General
Dewey: 367.942
Series: International Library of Colonial History
Physical Information: 1.3" H x 5.5" W x 8.6" L (1.15 lbs) 336 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 19th Century
- Cultural Region - British Isles
- Chronological Period - Modern
Features: Dust Cover
 
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Publisher Description:
The book phenomenon of Club Government' in the mid-nineteenth century, when many of the functions of government were alleged to have taken place behind closed doors, in the secretive clubs of London's St. James's district, has not been adequately historicized. Despite Club Government' being referenced in most major political histories of the period, it is a topic which has never before enjoyed a full-length study. Making use of previously-sealed club archives, and adopting a broad range of analytical techniques, this work of political history, social history, sociology and quantitative approaches to history seeks to deepen our understanding of the distinctive and novel ways in which British political culture evolved in this period. The book concludes that historians have hugely underestimated the extent of club influence on high politics' in Westminster, and though the reputation of clubs for intervening in elections was exaggerated, the culture and secrecy involved in gentleman's clubs had a huge impact on Britain and the British Empire.
 
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