The Petite Bourgeoisie in Europe 1780-1914

by Geoffrey Crossick, Heinz-Gerhard Haupt

Overview

First published in 1995. Geoffrey Crossick and Heinz-Gerhard Haupt provide a major overview of the social, economic, cultural and political development of the petite bourgeoisie in eighteenth-, nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Europe. Through comparative analysis the authors examine issues such as the centrality of small enterprise to industrial change, the importance of family and locality to the petit-bourgeois world, the search for stability and status, and the associated political move to the right. This title will be of interest to students of history.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138645806
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	11/28/2017
Series:	Routledge Library Editions: The Victorian World
Pages:	310
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Geoffrey Crossick, Heinz-Gerhard Haupt

Table of Contents

Preface; List of Abbreviations; 1. Introduction 2. The Transition from Corporations 3. Small Enterprise: Survival or Decline? 4. A World of 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; Notes; Further Reading; Index

Editorial Reviews

The paperback edition of the 1995 book uses comparative analysis to examine the social, economic, cultural, and political development of the petite bourgeoisie of shopkeepers and master artisans in Europe from 1780 to 1914<-->a period referred to as the "long nineteenth century". It draws on the work of other historians and the authors' reading of the primary printed literature from the period. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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