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The European Nobility in the Eighteenth Century

English · Hardback

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The position of the nobility depended on a stable world which accepted their authority: but, in the eighteenth century, that world was becoming increasingly fractured as a result of social and economic developments and new ideas. Since nobles were, in economic terms, an extremely disparate group, ranging from the near destitute to the unimaginably wealthy, how could this ruling class preserve a coherent identity? Was wealth more important than birth or education? How should wealth be retained or accumulated? And what role did women play in shoring up noble pre-eminence?In this wide-ranging study, Jerzy Lukowski addresses these issues, and shows the pressures and tensions - both from governments and from the lower orders - which challenged traditional ruling groups in Europe during the century before the French Revolution. Lukowski explains the basic mechanisms of noble existence and examines how the European aristocracy sought to maintain a sense of solidarity in the midst of widespread change.>

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Authors Jeremy Black, Professor Jeremy Black, Jerzy Lukowski, Jerzy Lukowsky
Assisted by Professor Jeremy Black (Editor)
Publisher Macmillan
 
Languages English
Product format Hardback
Released 17.07.2003
 
EAN 9780333652091
ISBN 978-0-333-65209-1
No. of pages 256
Dimensions 143 mm x 222 mm x 18 mm
Series European Culture & Society Series
European Culture and Society
European Culture and Society
Subjects Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories

B, Palgrave History Collection, Europe—History—1492-, History of Early Modern Europe, eighteenth century;Europe;revolution;Russia;Spain

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