Noble ambitions : the fall and rise of the English country house after World War II
- Author/Creator:
- Tinniswood, Adrian, author
- Publication/Creation:
- New York, NY : Basic Books, Hachette Book Group, 2021
- Resource Type:
- Book
- Edition:
- First edition.
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Additional/Related Title Information
- Full Title:
- Noble ambitions : the fall and rise of the English country house after World War II / Adrian Tinniswood
- Related/Included Titles:
- This is why --
The terrors that had broken loose --
I don't want to be the one to let it go --
Keeping up appearances --
Reducing mansions --
Fit for a queen --
Ideal homes --
Modern movements --
The American dream --
A rich interior life --
Country pursuits --
Balls --
How to run a stately home --
U meets non-U --
Almost a fairy story --
Imagine --
Bad behaviour --
Lions rampant --
How do you keep it clean? --
The last of uptake? - Variant Titles:
- Fall and rise of the English country house after World War II
Subjects/Genre
- Subjects:
- Manors--England--History--20th century
Country homes--England--History--20th century
Country life--England--History--20th century
Social change--England--History--20th century
England--Social conditions--20th century
Description/Summary
- Table of Contents:
- 1. This is why -- 2. The terrors that had broken loose -- 3. I don't want to be the one to let it go -- 4. Keeping up appearances -- 5. Reducing mansions -- 6. Fit for a queen -- 7. Ideal homes -- 8. Modern movements -- 9. The American dream -- 10. A rich interior life -- 11. Country pursuits -- 12. Balls -- 13. How to run a stately home -- 14. U meets non-U -- 15. Almost a fairy story -- 16. Imagine -- 17. Bad behaviour -- 18. Lions rampant -- 19. How do you keep it clean? -- 20. The last of uptake?
- Summary:
- "It's long been accepted that the 1950s and 1960s were a period of steady decline for the British stately country home. In Noble Ambitions, celebrated historian Adrian Tinniswood shows that the postwar history of family seats and great houses is much more nuanced. Tinniswood proves that the country house is not only an iconic symbol, but a lens through which to understand the shifting fortunes of the British eĢlite. Twinned with the orthodox narrative of demolition and decline is a parallel story of creativity and dynamic social activity"--
- Language:
- English
- Physical Type/Description:
- vii, 422 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Additional Identifiers
- Catalog ID (MMSID):
- 9937387179802486
- ISBN:
- 9781541617988
1541617983 - OCLC Number:
- 1230230590
- Barcode:
- 010003489453
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