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Leisure and elite formation : arenas of encounter in continental Europe, 1815-1914 / edited by Martin Kohlrausch, Peter Heyrman, Jan De Maeyer.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Elitenwandel in der Moderne ; Band 22.
- Elitenwandel in der Moderne ; Band 22
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Leisure--Europe--History--19th century.
- Leisure.
- Europe--Social life and customs--History--19th century.
- Europe.
- Europe--Social life and customs.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (VI, 198 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter Oldenbourg, [2020]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- This volume investigates places where old and new elites came together, where these groups met and interacted but also where the rules and conventions for new elites were forged. The book focusses arenas of encounter and (self)representation belonging to the world of leisure and embraces also the organizations and associations which established and ran these spaces and events.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Elites and leisure: arenas of encounter in Europe, 1815–1914
- Changing elites – persistent arenas
- How did the Russian elite discuss southern resort leisure during the fin de siècle
- Leisure time or another field of the intelligentsia mission?
- Women’s arenas of encounter
- Art market and art enjoyment
- Creating male elites in a Catholic context
- The cosmopolitan city as the city of horsemen
- Italian aristocrats and their involvement in sports institutions, 1894–1914
- The Romanian Jockey Club and Conservative Club
- Index of persons
- List of Authors
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 9783110582482
- 3110582481
- 9783110585193
- 3110585197
- OCLC:
- 1153477139
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