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The Dandy: A People's History of Sartorial Splendour

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Availability:In StockContributor:Peter K. AnderssonPublish date:9/15/2025Pages:352
Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780198882435ISBN-10:198882432UPC:9780198882435Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Social History, ModernBook Topic:20th CenturySize:9.49 x 6.44 x 1.39 inchesWeight:1.3404Product ID:SCGBVWH63S

The Dandy: A People's History of Sartorial Splendour

A history of the dandy from below, from Beau Brummell and Baudelaire to Bowie and Bolan... and beyond.

The historical figure of the dandy has commonly been described as an upper-class gentleman, often exemplified by well-known men such as Beau Brummell, Charles Baudelaire, Oscar Wilde, and Max Beerbohm. But there is a broader history to be told about the dandy - one that incorporates unknown men...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780198882435ISBN-10:198882432UPC:9780198882435Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Social History, ModernBook Topic:20th CenturySize:9.49 x 6.44 x 1.39 inchesWeight:1.3404Product ID:SCGBVWH63S
Peter K. Andersson

Peter K. Andersson is a historian and writer, with a PhD in History from Lund University in Sweden. He has been a visiting scholar at the universities of London, Oxford, and Bologna, and has written extensively on Victorian cultural history, urban history, and popular culture. His previous books include Streetlife in Late-Victorian London (2013) and Fool: In Search of Henry...
Publisher: Oxford University Press

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