British clubs and societies 1580-1800
the origins of an associational world
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Word Count
129,000 words, Guess
Page Count
516 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL22007166M
- ISBN-100198203764
- OCLC Control Number41482158
- OCLC Control Number779890270
- OCLC Control Numberbritishclubssoci0000clar
and 3 more
- Library of Congress Control Number99016109
- Goodreads1188037
- LibraryThing3192673
Classifications
- DDC367.0810942
- LCCHS2863.C37 2000
Description
"Modern freemasonry was invented in London about 1717, but was only one of a surge of British associations in the early modern era." "Providing the first account of the rise of this powerful and distinctive British social institution up to 1800, Peter Clark maps its penetration of the English-speaking world as it came to be exported to the Empire and across to North America. The wider economic, social, and political forces are discussed to show how they contributed to the development and growth of these clubs and societies, leading them to assume quasi-governmental functions, thereby playing a crucial role which affected relations between state, locality, and the citizen. A final chapter questions current views about voluntarism and the making of civil society, bringing the debate up to the present day."--Jacket.
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Series Statement
- Oxford studies in social history
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