The Long Weekend
Life in the English Country House, 1918-1939
New York : Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group, 2016.
Format: Book
Description: xi, 322 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
"In The Long Weekend, acclaimed historian Adrian Tinniswood tells the story of the rise and fall of the English aristocracy through the rise and fall of the great country house. Historically, these massive houses had served as the administrative and social hubs of their communities, but the fallout from World War I had wrought seismic changes on the demographics of the English countryside. In addition to the vast loss of life among the landed class, those staffers who returned to the country estates from the European theater were often horribly maimed, or eager to pursue a life beyond their employers' grounds. New and old estateholders alike clung ever more desperately to the traditions of country living, even as the means to maintain them slipped away"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Foreword -- The House Party -- Everyone Sang -- It Is Ours -- The King's Houses -- Reinstatement -- A New Culture -- Lutyens -- Making Plans -- Home Decorating -- The New Georgians -- The Princess Bride and her Brothers -- My New-Found-Land, My Kingdom -- A Queer Streak -- Field Sports -- In Which We Serve -- The Political House -- The Old Order Doomed.
Subjects:
Country homes -- England -- History -- 20th century.
Mansions -- England -- History -- 20th century.
Country life -- England -- History -- 20th century.
Aristocracy (Social class) -- England -- History -- 20th century.
Aristocracy (Social class) -- England -- Biography.
Landowners -- England -- History -- 20th century.
Social change -- England -- History -- 20th century.
England -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
England -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
Country homes -- England -- History -- 20th century.
Mansions -- England -- History -- 20th century.
Country life -- England -- History -- 20th century.
Aristocracy (Social class) -- England -- History -- 20th century.
Aristocracy (Social class) -- England -- Biography.
Landowners -- England -- History -- 20th century.
Social change -- England -- History -- 20th century.
England -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
England -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
ISBN:
9780465048984 (hardback)
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
SOCIAL SCI Cultures Tin | Cooper (Forest Acres) | Nonfiction | Out (Due: 6/1/2024) |
Includes bibliographical references and index.