The Origins of an Associational World
Clark, Peter (Professor Of Economic And Social History, Cent
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Hardback
534 pages
16 Halftones, 7 Line Drawings
Published: 2000
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN / EAN: 0198203764
Provides the first account of these powerful social institutions. Freemasonry, invented in London in around 1717, was only one of a surge of British associations. By 1800, thousands of societies had swept the country ranging from political to bee keepin
