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Summary: "It's long been accepted that the 1950s and 1960s were a period of steady decline for the British stately country home. In Noble Ambitions, celebrated historian Adrian Tinniswood shows that the postwar history of family seats and great houses is much morenuanced. Tinniswood proves that the country house is not only an iconic symbol, but a lens through which to understand the shifting fortunes...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 942 TINTinniswood, Adrian.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Watson-Guptill Publications 1999
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 724.5 TINTinniswood, Adrian.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2007