Bureaucrats and Bourgeois Society
| Author | : R. Kingston |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 246 |
| Release | : 2012-10-19 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781137264923 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1137264926 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (926 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Bureaucrats and Bourgeois Society by : R. Kingston
Download or read book Bureaucrats and Bourgeois Society written by R. Kingston and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-10-19 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between 1789 and 1848, clerks modified their occupational practices, responding to political scrutiny and state-administration reforms. Ralph Kingston examines the lives and influence of bureaucrats inside and outside the office as they helped define nineteenth-century bourgeois social capital, ideals of emulation, honour, and masculinity.