{"product_id":"the-beau-monde-fashionable-society-in-georgian-london-paperback","title":"The Beau Monde: Fashionable Society in Georgian London - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHannah Greig\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e The story of the world's first fashion-obsessed society in 18th-century London \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCaricatured for extravagance, vanity, glamorous celebrity and, all too often, embroiled in scandal and gossip, 18th-century London's fashionable society had a well-deserved reputation for frivolity. But to be fashionable in 1700s London meant more than simply being well dressed. Fashion denoted membership of a new type of society--the \u003cem\u003ebeau monde\u003c\/em\u003e, a world where status was no longer determined by coronets and countryseats alone but by the more nebulous qualification of metropolitan 'fashion'. Conspicuous consumption and display were crucial; the right address, the right dinner guests, the right possessions, the right jewels, the right seat at the opera. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Beau Monde\u003c\/em\u003e leads us on a tour of this exciting new world, from court and parliament to London's parks, pleasure grounds, and private homes. From brash displays of diamond jewellery to the subtle complexities of political intrigue, we see how membership of the new elite was won, maintained--and sometimes lost. On the way, we meet a rich and colourful cast of characters, from the newly ennobled peer learning the ropes and the imposter trying to gain entry by means of clever fakery, to the exile banned for sexual indiscretion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAbove all, as the story unfolds, we learn that being a Fashionable was about far more than simply being 'modish'. By the end of the century, it had become nothing less than the key to power and exclusivity in a changed world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHannah Greig, \u003cem\u003eSenior Lecturer in Early Modern History, University of York\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDr Greig\u003c\/strong\u003e is a historian of eighteenth-century Britain, with a particular interest in gender, material culture and the cultural histories of politics and state craft. Greig is also a highly experienced and established consultant to film, theatre and television. With over a decade of experience of working with creative partners she is internationally recognised for her expertise in this field. Recent credits include the Oscar and BAFTA-winning feature film, \u003cem\u003eThe Favourite; Bridgerton\u003c\/em\u003e; numerous BBC dramas, most notably the flagship BBC drama \u003cem\u003ePoldark\u003c\/em\u003e (series 1-5); Andrew Davies's adaptation of \u003cem\u003eSanditon\u003c\/em\u003e for ITV; as well as RSC stage productions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 12, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47411677692082,"sku":"9780198861188","price":29.03,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/3e91a28dd7ec1748d91ac17c88369d9d_b5669848-0d0f-4fc5-86df-846f5b67e38f.webp?v=1778305726","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-beau-monde-fashionable-society-in-georgian-london-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}