While noble status came with advantages, it was also considered inappropriate for a baroness to perform professionally. Without a long public presence, Delphine von Schauroth faded from memory.
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The new drama provides a fascinating insight into the competitive world of mid-century haute couture via the man considered ‘the master’ of high fashion.
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Democracy today contains within itself impulses towards both inclusion and exclusion. Spinoza’s thinking on aristocracy should alert us to how democratic rule by the people can be hollowed out.
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The landed gentry don’t like the reforms that are in the offing. But that doesn’t mean there’s anything radical about them.
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