The middle class
Subtitle: a history
By: Lawrence James
Publisher: Abacus
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 690
ISBN-13: 9780349115436
Subjects: Middle class; History; Attitudes; Mittelstand; Medelklassen; Historia
Description: For Lawrence James, the middle class is the great powerhouse of British history. The death of feudalism, the advancement of democracy, the industrial revolutions, the development of mass media - the middle class is never far away, drawing up petitions, pushing for change in attitude and legislation, engaging in philanthropy.
Notes: Originally published: London: Little, Brown, 2006.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Roots and antecedents: 1350-1720; title: The middle class emerges: 1720-1832; title: The triumph of the middle class: 1832-1914; title: Stress and survival: 1914-2005.