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Author: W. L. Guttsman Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson ISBN: Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 332
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"There is no comprehensive history of the English Ruling Class. We know about politicians and generals, landowners and incumbents of their livings, bishops and judges, but we lack the historical of sociological treatment of the phenomenon in its entirety. This book presents selections from the rich sources of contemporary documentary material on which a history and a sociological analysis of the English Upper Class and its governing institutions can be built. The editor includes descriptive material from Blue Books, newspapers and diaries, and he presents long-dead controversies in order to highlight conflicting views of once current issues. In gathering material for this book, Mr. Guttsman has approached the subject from a sociological perspective. The readings deal with institutions which enabled a small and cohesive group to exercise executive power and they clarify the forces which slowly transformed these institutions and influenced the style of life and the aspirations of the elite." -- Jacket
Author: W. L. Guttsman Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson ISBN: Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 332
Book Description
"There is no comprehensive history of the English Ruling Class. We know about politicians and generals, landowners and incumbents of their livings, bishops and judges, but we lack the historical of sociological treatment of the phenomenon in its entirety. This book presents selections from the rich sources of contemporary documentary material on which a history and a sociological analysis of the English Upper Class and its governing institutions can be built. The editor includes descriptive material from Blue Books, newspapers and diaries, and he presents long-dead controversies in order to highlight conflicting views of once current issues. In gathering material for this book, Mr. Guttsman has approached the subject from a sociological perspective. The readings deal with institutions which enabled a small and cohesive group to exercise executive power and they clarify the forces which slowly transformed these institutions and influenced the style of life and the aspirations of the elite." -- Jacket
Author: David Cannadine Publisher: Columbia University Press ISBN: 9780231096676 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 330
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Although politicians in Britain are now calling for a "classless society," can one conclude, as do many scholars, that class does not matter anymore? Cannadine uncovers the meanings of class for such disparate figures as Adam Smith, Karl Marx, and Margaret Thatcher and identifies the moments when opinion shifted, such as the aftermath of the French Revolution and the rise of the Labour Party in the early twentieth century.
Author: Edward Palmer Thompson Publisher: IICA ISBN: Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 866
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This account of artisan and working-class society in its formative years, 1780 to 1832, adds an important dimension to our understanding of the nineteenth century. E.P. Thompson shows how the working class took part in its own making and re-creates the whole life experience of people who suffered loss of status and freedom, who underwent degradation and who yet created a culture and political consciousness of great vitality.
Author: John Scott Publisher: John Wiley & Sons ISBN: 0745687822 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 174
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The lifestyle, economic basis and political affiliations of the British upper class are the focus of this exciting new textbook. Combining a review of existing sociological theory on class and capitalism with material drawn from a great variety of sources it is likely to become a standard course text. Examining the question of whether there is still a ruling class in Britain, John Scott presents an account of the historical development of the British upper class, the development of industrial and financial dynasties, town and country society as well as of London and the political world. Photographs and other illustrations cover subjects as diverse as public school fees, the structure of parliament, and the dates and events of the 'Season'.
Author: Lawrence James Publisher: Abacus ISBN: 0748125329 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 411
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For nine hundred years the British aristocracy has considered itself ideally qualified to rule others, make laws and guide the fortunes of the nation. Tracing the history of this remarkable supremacy, ARISTOCRATS is a story of wars, intrigue, chicanery and extremes of both selflessness and greed. James also illuminates how the aristocracy's infatuation with classical art has forged our heritage, how its love of sport has shaped our pastimes and values - and how its scandals have entertained the public. Impeccably researched, balanced and brilliantly entertaining, ARISTOCRATS is an enthralling history of power, influence and an extraordinary knack for survival.
Author: Ellis A. Wasson Publisher: ISBN: Category : HISTORY Languages : en Pages : 910
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This book contains an account of the 2,352 families (close to 3,000 counting cadet lines) that had one member sit in either House of the English, British, or United Kingdom Parliament, the Irish Parliament, or the Scottish Parliament between 1660 and 1945 and was represented in one of these Parliaments by at least three members at any time between the Middle Ages and 2015. Nearly 20,000 individuals are included in the main listings.Information is provided about social origins, ownership of country houses, wealth, honors, offices held, and links with associated families. The list provides a comprehensive reference source for the governing class of Great Britain and Ireland from Oliver Cromwell to Winston Churchill, and offers a deep pool of data to support analysis of social, political, economic, and cultural history in the British Isles over the course of more than four centuries.The British and Irish ruling class was a political, social, and economic elite. It constituted a hereditary landed aristocracy, constantly renewed and expanded by commercial and manufacturing wealth, that dominated government into the nineteenth century, remained potent in the twentieth century, and helped shape the modern world. Volume I available here.
Author: Pankaj Mishra Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux ISBN: 0374715823 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 417
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A New York Times Notable Book of 2017 • Named a Best Book of the Year by Slate and NPR • Longlisted for the Orwell Prize One of our most important public intellectuals reveals the hidden history of our current global crisis How can we explain the origins of the great wave of paranoid hatreds that seem inescapable in our close-knit world—from American shooters and ISIS to Donald Trump, from a rise in vengeful nationalism across the world to racism and misogyny on social media? In Age of Anger, Pankaj Mishra answers our bewilderment by casting his gaze back to the eighteenth century before leading us to the present. He shows that as the world became modern, those who were unable to enjoy its promises—of freedom, stability, and prosperity—were increasingly susceptible to demagogues. The many who came late to this new world—or were left, or pushed, behind—reacted in horrifyingly similar ways: with intense hatred of invented enemies, attempts to re-create an imaginary golden age, and self-empowerment through spectacular violence. It was from among the ranks of the disaffected that the militants of the nineteenth century arose—angry young men who became cultural nationalists in Germany, messianic revolutionaries in Russia, bellicose chauvinists in Italy, and anarchist terrorists internationally. Today, just as then, the wide embrace of mass politics and technology and the pursuit of wealth and individualism have cast many more billions adrift in a demoralized world, uprooted from tradition but still far from modernity—with the same terrible results. Making startling connections and comparisons, Age of Anger is a book of immense urgency and profound argument. It is a history of our present predicament unlike any other.
Author: Victoria Krummel Publisher: GRIN Verlag ISBN: 3638747263 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 37
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Seminar paper from the year 1998 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Culture and Applied Geography, grade: 2.0 (B), University of Osnabr ck (Anglistics), 14 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: In his personal comment 'On Britain' Ralf Dahrendorf detected the continuation of a powerful, self-confident and easily identifiable upper class lacked by other modern countries like Germany or France and the rather persistent survival of its old values as one of the reasons for the peculiar nature of the inequality of the British society. He called Britain a 'society of fine distinctions' which as well as economic inequalities between the occupational layers are responsible for the deep class segregation most of Britain's population are still aware of. Andrew Adonis and Stephen Pollard take the view that, even though classes themselves have changed and social mobility is extending, the British class system separates people to the same extent as it did half a century ago. What does this class system look like? The simplest but still applicable model divides Britain into three broad classes - the working, the middle and the upper class each of which can be determined by the occupational positions of its representatives, their education, status, housing, manners and even by the language they speak. Dahrendorf compared it with a layer cake - the dough at the bottom, the chocolate on top and in between a relatively broad jam layer - and stresses the clear dividing lines which separate them and which are characteristic for Britain's society. Who do the upper classes consist of today and to which degree does the old upper class, i.e. the aristocracy, form the chocolate icing of Dahrendorf's cake? How has its position in the society, its influence and its relevance changed? Can one argue that the British aristocracy managed to survive as a clearly defined class and what role do such institutions like public schools and the House of Lords
Author: W. L. Guttsman
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