10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLUBABILITY»
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clubability in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
clubability and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Three Deaths and Enlightenment Thought: Hume, Johnson, Marat
193 Clubability was a force for political stability because it was a great balm for
religious and political differences. Clubability enabled Boswell to be friends with
both Johnson and Hume, Reynolds to be friends with both Wilkes and Johnson.
2
Sport and the English Middle Classes, 1870-1914
Chapter 4 Clubability Lawns, private and public Manly sports had one major
defect for a leisure-hungry middle class; the requirement of physical fitness made
them unsuitable for most over-thirty-fives and the sedentary. Yet their raised
profile ...
3
C.S. Lewis: Life at the Center
For him, friendship (philia) was not just "companionship" or "fellowship" or "
clubability." Friendship has a spiritual, God-centered dimension to it. It arises out
of and goes deeper than companionship. Lewis knew that for friendship to be
truly ...
SOC 'clubability' First of all should we not ask "Why has the SOC been the
success it undoubtedly is?" The main reason, I suggest, is that it has remained a
Club and never attempted to become a scientific society. This is no accident. I
think that ...
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Workng With Unat Youth Ils 148
... narrowed the range of observation, and tended to define the problem, and so
suggest the solution, in terms of degrees of 'clubability' only. This in turn tended to
condition the kinds of things we looked for in the day-to—day events in the field.
George W. Goetschius, M. Joan Tash, 2013
6
Men of Letters, Writing Lives
... Oxbridge and clerical élite meeting with a common national purpose. We
sense the strong element of clubability and the homosocial—even faintly
homoerotic—satisfactions of DNB involvement: satisfactions 30 STEPHEN'S
STEPHENS.
Trev Lynn Broughton, 2004
7
Newcastle: The Biography
The clubability ofthetown extended, aswe have seen far downthe social ladder,
and if the pub was the clubof theworking man, itoften took onmanyoftheattributes
of theclub and, asmostclubsdid not have rooms oftheirown,gave them theirhomes
.
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Classified: Secrecy and the State in Modern Britain
ear of the Establishment had changed dramatically. To lend credibility to his
stories, Le Queux seductively used his immense clubability to seek, and acquire,
the support of senior crown servants. By far his most important 'conquest' was
Field ...
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The Sciences in Enlightened Europe
"Clubability" was a dangerous solvent of social hierarchy, Burke argued, which
led to a general loosening of moral restraint and the adoption of extremist
positions: "association" was all too liable to bring on fanaticism or "enthusiasm."
Hoping ...
William Clark, Jan Golinski, Simon Schaffer, 1999
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Sport and the English, 1918-1939: Between the Wars
Pigeonracing unions stillretained a following inmining and weaving regions.
Social distinctionsin sport owedmuch to clubability and people wishing tospend
leisure time withtheirownkind, orthosewith whom theyworked. In workingclass
areas ...
Mike Huggins, Jack Williams, 2006
6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLUBABILITY»
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clubability is used in the context of the following news items.
Saved - by a crooked lawyer
Very much in the tradition of Rumpole of the Bailey, Greene is a noble character, despite his disreputableness and lack of clubability. He has a ... «The Dominion Post, Feb 14»
Sir Mike Rake: Our politicians don't have business experience
He ticks all the boxes marked high rewards, clubability and patronage. If you were a TUC or Labour party propagandist you could have a lot of ... «Management Today, Oct 13»
The 'British Merkel' with eye on Cameron's job: Could Theresa May …
A year ago, her lack of clubability seemed to leave her an unlikely future Tory leader. But since then, she has put herself at the head of the ... «Daily Mail, Mar 13»
UK rushes needlessly towards the EU exit
A refusal to compromise is a rejection of club norms. The British understand clubability. Eccentricity is usually acceptable. Obstructionism is not. «Financial Times, Nov 12»
ESPN make rugby a family affair
Healey and Ben Kay, England's World Cup winning lock, are assured and insightful in front of the cameras, a watchable mixture of clubability ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 12»
Richard Keys and Andy Gray victims of their own self-importance in …
And the Sky pair at least tried to keep their odiousness to themselves, presenting to us an albeit manufactured image of smooth clubability. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jan 11»
