Leisure and Elite Formation Arenas of Encounter in Continental Europe, 1815-1914

This volume investigates places where old and new elites came together, where these groups met and interacted but also where the rules and conventions for new elites were forged. The book focusses arenas of encounter and (self)representation belonging to the world of leisure and embraces also the or...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kohlrausch, Martin ([Herausgeberin/-geber])
Other Authors: Heyrman, Peter ([Herausgeberin/-geber]), De Maeyer, Jan ([Herausgeberin/-geber])
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; Bosten De Gruyter Oldenbourg 2020, ©2020
Series:Elitenwandel in der Moderne / Elites and Modernity
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Collection: DeGruyter MPG Collection - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • Elites and leisure: arenas of encounter in Europe, 1815-1914
  • Changing elites - persistent arenas
  • How did the Russian elite discuss southern resort leisure during the fin de siècle
  • Leisure time or another field of the intelligentsia mission?
  • Women's arenas of encounter
  • Art market and art enjoyment
  • Creating male elites in a Catholic context
  • The cosmopolitan city as the city of horsemen
  • Italian aristocrats and their involvement in sports institutions, 1894-1914
  • The Romanian Jockey Club and Conservative Club
  • Index of persons
  • List of Authors