Power and the Professions in Britain 1700-1850 (Hardcover)

The modern professions have a long history that predates the development of formal institutions and examinations in the nineteenth century. Long before the Victorian era the emergent professions wielded power through their specialist knowledge and set up informal mechanisms of control and self-regulation.
Penelope Corfield devotes a chapter each to lawyers, clerics and doctors and makes reference to many other professionals - teachers, apothecaries, governesses, army officers and others. She shows how as the professions gained in power and influence, so they were challenged increasingly by satire and ridicule. Corfield's analysis of the rise of the professions during this period centres on a discussion of the philosophical questions arising from the complex relationship between power and knowledge.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 1995
First published:	1995
Authors:	Penelope J. Corfield
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	280
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-09756-7
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Work & labour Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Social classes > General Books > History > British & Irish history > General Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy
LSN:	0-415-09756-8
Barcode:	9780415097567

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