Pleasure Wars - The Bourgeois Experience Victoria to Freud (Paperback)

The concluding volume in Peter Gay's magisterial study of the European and American middle classes from the 1820s to the outbreak of World War I.

The Victorians we meet in this volume range from the capitalists in the top tier of the bourgeoisie, eager to be recognized as gentlemen, to the clerks and craftsmen fearful of sinking into the proletariat. Peter Gay's aim throughout this sweeping work of cultural history is to widen our perception of Victorian bourgeois life, to replace monochromatic generalizations with revealing portraits of men and women in all the colorful complexity of their lives.

"Rich in its accounting for the often surprising details, the necessary 'facts' (among them much newly discovered material), sovereign in its generalizing interpretations, elegant in its presentation, and revisionist in its central thesis, this volume is a 'must' for anyone interested in the history of the 'bourgeois century.' "—Reinhold Brinkmann, Harvard University

"Like everything Peter Gay writes, Pleasure Wars is a great delight — and much more!"—Robert Heilbroner

General

Imprint:	W W Norton & Co Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 1998
First published:	1999
Authors:	Peter Gay
Dimensions:	234 x 155 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	356
ISBN-13:	978-0-393-31827-2
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Social classes > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
LSN:	0-393-31827-3
Barcode:	9780393318272

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