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The Middle Sort of People in Provincial England, 1600-1750.

Exploring the origins of 'middle-class' status in the English provinces during a formative period of social and economic change, this book provides the first comparative study of the nature of social identity in early modern provincial England. It questions definitions of a 'middling&...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: French, H. R.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : OUP Oxford, 2007.
Subjects:
Middle class > England > History > 17th century.
Middle class > England > History > 18th century.
England > Social life and customs > 17th century.
England > Social life and customs > 18th century.
Angleterre > Mœurs et coutumes > 17e siècle.
Angleterre > Mœurs et coutumes > 18e siècle.
Europe.
HISTORY.
Renaissance.
Modern.
Social History.
Social Classes.
SOCIAL SCIENCE.
Manners and customs
Middle class
England
1600-1799
Electronic books.
History
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Summary:Exploring the origins of 'middle-class' status in the English provinces during a formative period of social and economic change, this book provides the first comparative study of the nature of social identity in early modern provincial England. It questions definitions of a 'middling' group, united by shared patterns of consumption and display, and examines the bases for such identity in three detailed case studies of the 'middle sort' in East Anglia, Lancashire, and Dorset. Dr. French identifies how the 'middling' described their status, and examines this through their social position in paris.
Physical Description:1 online resource (320 pages)
ISBN:9780191537882
0191537888