Modernity and Bourgeois Life
| Author | : Jerrold Seigel |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 639 |
| Release | : 2012-04-12 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781107018105 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1107018102 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (102 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Modernity and Bourgeois Life by : Jerrold Seigel
Download or read book Modernity and Bourgeois Life written by Jerrold Seigel and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-04-12 with total page 639 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What does it mean to be modern? In the nineteenth century a consensus emerged that Western Europe was giving birth to a new form of life in which bourgeois activities, people, attitudes and values played a key role. Jerrold Seigel offers a magisterial account of the development of European modernity.