The analysis of social classes and social relations in the second
half of the nineteenth century has caused major debates among
social historians. In this book, first published in 1995, Alastair
Reid provides a critical summary of the different approaches to the
subject, giving an account of how interpretations have developed
since the 1960s, and highlighting the strengths and weaknesses of
each approach. The author explains how the influence of social
sciences in the 1960s led scholars to emphasise the rise to power
of the bourgeoisie, and the increasing subordination of the
industrial working class. Recently more detailed research has led
to a return to the older historical emphasis on the persistence of
aristocratic power, the increasing independence of the working
classes, and the centrality of voluntary agreement in a social
order based on consent. The conclusion suggests new ways in which
the subject might be approached. A select bibliography allows the
reader to pursue the topic in more detail.
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