Imagining the Middle Class: The Political Representation of Class in Britain, c. 1780-1840 - Couverture souple

Wahrman, Dror

 
9780521477109: Imagining the Middle Class: The Political Representation of Class in Britain, c. 1780-1840
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0521477107 ISBN 13 : 9780521477109
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2010

Synopsis

Why and how did the British people come to see themselves as living in a society centred around a middle class? The answer provided by Professor Wahrman challenges most prevalent historical narratives: the key to understanding changes in conceptualisations of society, the author argues, lies not in underlying transformations of social structure - in this case industrialisation, which supposedly created and empowered the middle class - but rather in changing political configurations. Firmly grounded in a close reading of an extensive array of sources, and supported by comparative perspectives on France and America, the book offers a nuanced model for the interplay between social reality, politics, and the languages of class.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Why and how did the British people come to see themselves as living in a society centred around a middle class? The answer provided by Professor Wahrman challenges most prevalent historical narratives: the key to understanding changes in conceptualisations of society, the author argues, lies not in underlying transformations of social structure - in this case industrialisation, which supposedly created and empowered the middle class - but rather in changing political configurations. Firmly grounded in a close reading of an extensive array of sources, and supported by comparative perspectives on France and America, the book offers a nuanced model for the interplay between social reality, politics, and the languages of class.

Revue de presse

'For all those interested in the question whether class is best seen as a category of social and economic history or as an artefact of political discourse, Imagining the Middle Class is essential - and fascinating - reading.' Gareth Stedman Jones, King's College, Cambridge

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Éditeur
Cambridge University Press
Date d'édition
2010
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0521477107
ISBN 13 
9780521477109
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
444
Coordonnées du fabricant
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9780521471275: Imagining the Middle Class: The Political Representation of Class in Britain, c.1780–1840

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0521471273 ISBN 13 :  9780521471275
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 1995
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