The Fall and Rise of the Stately Home |
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| Author:
| Mandler, Peter |
| ISBN: | 978-0-300-06703-3 |
| Publication Date: | May 1997 |
| Publisher: | Yale University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $70.00 |
Book Description:
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How much do the British really care about their stately homes? In this wide-ranging account of the changing fortunes and status of the stately homes of England over the past two centuries, Peter Mandler melds social, cultural, artistic and political perspectives and reveals much about the relationship of the nation to its past and its traditional ruling elite.
How much do the British really care about their stately homes? In this wide-ranging account of the changing fortunes and status of the stately homes of England over the past two centuries, Peter Mandler melds social, cultural, artistic and political perspectives and reveals much about the relationship of the nation to its past and its traditional ruling elite.