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Masculinity and danger on the eighteenth-century Grand Tour /
The Grand Tour was a journey to continental Europe undertaken by British nobility and wealthy landed gentry during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. As a rite of passage, the Tour also played an important role in the formation of contemporary notions of elite masculinity. Examining letters,...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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London :
Royal Historical Society, Institute of Historical Research, University of London Press,
2020.
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| Series: | New historical perspectives.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Hazarding chance: a history of eighteenth-century danger
- 2. Military mad: war and the Grand Tour
- 3. Wholesome dangers and a stock of health: exercise, sport and the hardships of the road
- 4. Fire and ice: mountains, glaciers and volcanoes
- 5. Dogs, servants and masculinities: writing about danger and emotion on the Grand Tour.