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Aristocratic Vice - Donna T. Andrew - Bog

- The Attack on Duelling, Suicide, Adultery, and Gambling in Eighteenth-Century England

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Examines the outrage against - and attempts to end - the four vices associated with the aristocracy in 18th century in England: duelling, suicide, adultery, and gambling. This book also shows how a century of public attacks on aristocratic vices promoted a sense of "class superiority" among the soon-to-emerge British middle class.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9780300184334
  • Indbinding:
  • Hardback
  • Sideantal:
  • 328
  • Udgivet:
  • 18. juni 2013
  • Størrelse:
  • 163x241x25 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 598 g.
  • 8-11 hverdage.
  • 20. november 2024

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Examines the outrage against - and attempts to end - the four vices associated with the aristocracy in 18th century in England: duelling, suicide, adultery, and gambling. This book also shows how a century of public attacks on aristocratic vices promoted a sense of "class superiority" among the soon-to-emerge British middle class.

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