Aimed at students and lecturers in European social and economic history, this collection of essays outlines the place of the German bourgeoisie in the history, politics and economics of the country from the late 18th to the early 20th century.
Aimed at students and lecturers in European social and economic history, this collection of essays outlines the place of the German bourgeoisie in the history, politics and economics of the country from the late 18th to the early 20th century.
Do you consider yourself a member of the middle class? Eighty percent of Americans describe themselves in those terms; working-class citizens who are neither rich nor poor. Has the government addressed the needs of the middle class to your satisfaction? William J. Quirk and R. R…
Do you consider yourself a member of the middle class? Eighty percent of Americans describe themselves in those terms; working-class citizens who are neither rich nor poor. Has the government addressed the needs of the middle class to your satisfaction? William J. Quirk and R. R…
Social change and the middle classes
Develops the debate on the professional and managerial service class, and their importance as a determining force in social structure and social change.
Absorbing and incisive, Land of Desire tells the story of a fundamental transformation in the culture and economy of America - the rise of mass-market consumerism and the attendant shift to a society "preoccupied with consumption, with comfort and bodily well-being, with luxury,…