Petite Bourgeoisie in Europe 1780-1914 - Enterprise, Family and Independence

List of contents

Preface 1 INTRODUCTION 2 THE TRANSITION FROM CORPORATIONS 3 SMALL ENTERPRISE: SURVIVAL OR DECLINE? 4 A WORLD IN MOVEMENT 5 THE FAMILY: IMAGES AND NECESSITIES 6 THE PETITE BOURGEOISIE AND THE TOWN 7 POLITICS: THE WORLD OF THE PEOPLE AND THE MOVE TO THE RIGHT 8 PETITS BOURGEOIS AND WORKERS 9 CULTURE AND SOCIABILITY 10 CONCLUSION: INTO THE TWENTIETH CENTURY

About the author

Geoffrey Crossick is Professor of History and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Academic) at the University of Essex and author of An Artisan Elite in Victorian Society. Heinz-Gerhard Haupt is Professor of History at the Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg and author of A Social History in France since 1789. Both authors have published widely on modern European social history.

Summary

A major overview of the social, economic, cultural and political development of the petite bourgeoisie in modern Europe, a group until now largely neglected by social historians.

Product details

• Authors: Geoffrey Crossick, Geoffrey Haupt Crossick, Crossick Geoffrey, Heinz-Gerhard Haupt, Haupt Heinz-Gerhard
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.12.2016
• EAN: 9781138154339
• ISBN: 978-1-138-15433-9
• No. of pages: 308
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Europe, European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, Political science & theory, Political science and theory