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The Global Bourgeoisie - The Rise of the Middle Classes in the Age of Empire (Paperback)
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The Global Bourgeoisie - The Rise of the Middle Classes in the Age of Empire (Paperback)
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The first global history of the middle class While the nineteenth
century has been described as the golden age of the European
bourgeoisie, the emergence of the middle class and bourgeois
culture was by no means exclusive to Europe. The Global Bourgeoisie
explores the rise of the middle classes around the world during the
age of empire. Bringing together eminent scholars, this landmark
essay collection compares middle-class formation in various
regions, highlighting differences and similarities, and assesses
the extent to which bourgeois growth was tied to the increasing
exchange of ideas and goods. The contributors indicate that the
middle class was from its very beginning, even in Europe, the
result of international connections and entanglements. Essays are
grouped into six thematic sections: the political history of
middle-class formation, the impact of imperial rule on the colonial
middle class, the role of capitalism, the influence of religion,
the obstacles to the middle class beyond the Western and colonial
world, and, lastly, reflections on the creation of bourgeois
cultures and global social history. Placing the establishment of
middle-class society into historical context, this book shows how
the triumph or destabilization of bourgeois values can shape the
liberal world order. The Global Bourgeoisie irrevocably changes the
understanding of how an important social class came to be.
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