The Rise of the Nouveaux Riches: Style and Status in Victorian and Edwardian Architecture - Couverture rigide

Crook, Joseph Mordaunt

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0719560403 ISBN 13 : 9780719560408

Editeur : John Murray Publishers Ltd, 1999

Synopsis

This work describes the houses of the richest nouveaux riches - the Rothschilds, the Guinnesses, the Barings, etc. - and explains the economic and social context which sustained their extraordinary lifestyles. In effect, the book tells the story of the remaking of the British ruling class.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The story of the decline of the British aristocracy is relatively well documented, but this text examines the new plutocracy who challenged it in the years that led to the Belle Epoque of King Edward VII. It explores where its members resided, what they spent their money on and how they lived down, or up to, their parvenu wealth.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: John Murray Publishers Ltd
• Date d'édition: 1999
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0719560403
• ISBN 13: 9780719560408
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 368
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible