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THE AMERICAN BOURGEOISIE
DISTINCTION AND IDENTITY IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY |
| By: |
Julia B. Rosenbaum (Editor), Sven Beckert (Editor) |
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Electronic book text |
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£56.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
023011556X |
| ISBN 13: |
9780230115569 |
| Publisher: |
PALGRAVE MACMILLAN |
| Pub. date: |
21 December, 2010 |
| Synopsis: |
What precisely constitutes an American bourgeoisie? Scholars have grappled with the question for a long time. Economic positions - the ownership of capital, for instance - most obviously defines this group. Control of resources cannot explain, however, the emergence of shared identities or the capacity for collective action: after all, economic interests frequently drove capital-rich Americans apart as they competed for markets or governmental favors. This book argues that one of the most important factors in this respect was the articulation of a shared culture, but this aspect has been neglected by most scholarship on the issue. This volume engages a fundamental disciplinary question about this period in American history: how did the bourgeoisie consolidate their power and fashion themselves not simply as economic leaders but as cultural innovators and arbiters? How did culture help them formulate a sense of themselves as a distinct social group with shared identities, while simultaneously setting themselves apart from other Americans? |
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UK |
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Palgrave Macmillan |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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