London Clubland: A Cultural History of Gender and Class in Late Victorian Britain

In this first academic history of the famed gentlemen's clubs of London, Amy Milne-Smith reveals these institutions at the height of their power and influence at the turn of the twentieth century, paying special attention to how clubmen defined masculinity and status for their generation. Based on extensive research in club archives along with newspapers, journals, diaries and memoirs, Milne-Smith takes us behind the majestic doors of these most exclusive clubs. Readers will find London Clubland not only an engaging account of clubs, but also a story of troubled marriage, contested urban space, shifting boundaries of class, and a robust masculine culture in decline.

Author: A. Milne-Smith
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 11/16/2011
Pages: 310
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.50w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780230120761

About the Author
AMY MILNE-SMITH is an Assistant Professor of History at Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada.