The Upper Classes: Property and privilege in Britain

✍ Scribed by John Scott (auth.)

Publisher: Macmillan Education UK
Year: 1982
Tongue: English
Leaves: 228
Series: Contemporary Social Theory
Category: Library

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Property and Privilege in Perspective....Pages 1-11
Magnates, Gentry and Bourgeoisie....Pages 12-33
Rentiers, Farmers and Financiers....Pages 34-66
The Rise of the Manufacturers....Pages 67-77
Gentlemen of Property....Pages 78-113
Capital, Wealth and Control....Pages 114-148
Class, Status and Power....Pages 149-190
Back Matter....Pages 191-213

✦ Subjects

Sociology, general

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