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The Middle Classes in Europe, 1789-1914: France, Germany, Italy, and Russia (Themes in Comparative History) - Hardcover
The term 'class' has been, and still is, a powerful historical concept. Its exact meaning, however, has remained elusive. In this illuminating study, P.M.Pilbeam compares the middle classes in four of the major states in continental Europe - France, Russia, Germany and Italy - from the French Revolution to the first world war, and reveals how complex any useful definition of class must be. '...a most valuable book, a model of what fruitful comparative history should be...Pilbeam's book succeeds brilliantly in summarising all significant research on the middle classes in France, Germany, Italy and Russia from the outbreak of the French Revolution to the First World War...an ideal guide to this subject at university level.' Journal of Historical Geography
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- PublisherLyceum Books
- Publication date1990
- ISBN 10 0925065293
- ISBN 13 9780925065292
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages328
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The Middle Classes in Europe, 1789-1914: France, Germany, Italy, and Russia
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Lyceum Books Inc., Chicago, Illinois
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Book Description Hard Back. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Editiion Third Printing. 328 Pages Indexed. Dust Jacket has one inch tear at the bottom near the spine. The term class has been. and still is. a powerful historical concept. Devised in the eighteenth century by writers eager to convince contemporaries that industrial change was creating new social structures. Its exact meaning has been the source of much debate. and still remains elusive. In this illuminating study the author examines the middle classes in four of the major states in continental Europe - France. Russia. Germany and Italy - from the French Revolution to the First World War, and reveals how complex any useful definition of class must be. She finds a group with huge variations of income levels, occupations. education. cultural interests and political preoccupations. Her conclusions lead her to challenge the Marxist thesis on the politics of industrialization. and to propose that it was not the entrepreneur who dominated political culture in this period but the traditional professional and landed elements of society who, through their influence on education. bureaucracy and the professions. continued to exert control over social mobility. Seller Inventory # 16255
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