Imagining the Middle Class : The Political Representation of Class in Britain, c.1780–1840
by
Dror Wahrman
Book Details
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0521471273
ISBN-13
9780521471275
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jul 13th, 1995
Print length
444 Pages
Weight
850 grams
Dimensions
15.90 x 23.50 x 3.80 cms
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This book explores the origins of the view of modern society that places a 'middle class' at its centre, as it developed in Britain during the Industrial Revolution. It responds to the newly fashionable and rapidly expanding field of middle class studies, while challenging its fundamental assumptions and offering radically new methods and perspectives.
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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