Bath (and the reinvention of spa sociability) [ Cities / Politics & Society ]
… Abstract The ancient city of Bath renowned for its waters ever since the Roman era played a decisive role in reinventing spa sociability in the first half of the eighteenth century. At a time when the British nation was being forged, manners … body politic. Places > Cities Practices > Politics & Society Keywords Codes Fashion Health Leisure Politeness Ritual Spa The transformation of Bath in the long eighteenth century occurred against a background of urban, socio-economic, and … behind London, as a beacon of new social interaction. A city which started as a market town 5 evolved into a fashionable spa whose model of sociability was not simply imitative of the capital but also contributed to the shaping of the nation, …
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