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Sassoon : the worlds of Philip and Sybil / Peter Stansky.
Van Pelt Library DA566.9.S68 S37 2003
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Library at the Katz Center - Stacks DA566.9.S68 S37 2003
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Library at the Katz Center - Stacks DA566.9.S68 S37 2003
Available
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Stansky, Peter, 1932-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sassoon, Philip, Sir, 1888-1939.
- Sassoon, Philip.
- Sassoon, Sybil, 1894-1989.
- Sassoon, Sybil.
- Sassoon family.
- Politicians--Great Britain--Biography.
- Politicians.
- Jewish families.
- Great Britain.
- Art patrons--Great Britain--Biography.
- Art patrons.
- Nobility--Great Britain--Biography.
- Nobility.
- Jewish families--Great Britain.
- Great Britain--Social life and customs--20th century.
- Manners and customs.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 295 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New Haven : Yale University Press, [2003]
- Summary:
- Sir Philip Sassoon (1888-1939), a glamorous and well-known figure in Britain for the first four decades of the twentieth century, was the most eligible bachelor and the greatest host of his time. He attained prominence in the art world, high society, and politics. In contrast, his sister Sybil (1894-1989) lived a much more private life. Yet she was fascinating in her own right, marrying into the grandest level of the English aristocracy, restoring Houghton--formerly the house of Sir Robert Walpole--to magnificence, and serving in the high command of the Women's Royal Naval Service during both world wars. In this generously illustrated book, distinguished historian Peter Stansky brings the Sassoons and their period into sharp focus. He also explores what their lives reveal about the nature of English life, particularly at the highest reaches, and its relation to wealth, power, politics, Jewishness, and art.
- Contents:
- India : establishing a dynasty
- England : becoming English
- Philip and Sybil serve their country
- Becoming a politician in the 1920s
- Setting the stage in London and in the country
- The role of art : making an aesthetic
- The bomber always get through : politics in the 1930s
- Sybil.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-282) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0300095473
- OCLC:
- 50643640
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