The American Bourgeoisie - 9780230102941
Un libro in lingua di Beckert Sven (EDT) Rosenbaum Julia B. (EDT) edito da Palgrave Macmillan, 2010
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"What precisely constitutes an American bourgeoisie? Scholars have grappled with the question for a long time. Economic positions-the ownership of capital, for instance-most obviously defines this group. Control of resources cannot explain, however, the emergence of shared identities or the capacity for collective action: after all, economic interests frequently drove capital-rich Americans apart as they competed for markets or governmental favors. This book argues that one of the most important factors in this respect was the articulation of a shared culture, but this aspect has been neglected by most scholarship on the issue. This volume engages a fundamental disciplinary question about this period in American history: how did the bourgeoisie consolidate their power and fashion themselves not simply as economic leaders but as cultural innovators and arbiters? How did culture help them formulate a sense of themselves as a distinct social group with shared identities, while simultaneously setting themselves apart from other Americans?"--
Informazioni bibliografiche
- Titolo del Libro in lingua: The American Bourgeoisie
- Sottotitolo: Distinction and Identity in the Nineteenth Century
- Lingua: English
- Autori : Beckert Sven (EDT) Rosenbaum Julia B. (EDT)
- Editore: Palgrave Macmillan
- Collana: Palgrave Macmillan (Hardcover)
- Data di Pubblicazione: 03 Agosto '10
- Genere: HISTORY
- Argomenti : Middle class United States History 19th century
- Pagine: 284
- ISBN-10: 0230102948
- EAN-13: 9780230102941