Bath (and the reinvention of spa sociability) [ Cities / Politics & Society ]
… cohabitation of the different social classes and of the two sexes, with a concomitant politics of conflict avoidance, was seriously tarnished by the excesses of the leisure industry ( Klein, 'Politeness and the Interpretation', 879) … aspect – although balls for instance were extremely codified and the minuet reserved for the Quality while country dances were for the rest of the assemblies – was very deceptive. The mixing of classes in the baths or in the Pump Room …
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