This is a classic study of Philadelphia's business aristocracy of colonial stock with Protestant affiliations. It is also an analysis of how fabulously wealthy nineteenth-century family founders produced a national upper-class way of life. But as that way of life came to an end, the upper-class outlived its function; this, argues E. Digby Baltzell, is precisely what took place in the Philadelphia class system. For sociologists, historians, and those concerned with issues of culture and the economy, this is indeed a classic of modern social science.
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This is a classic study of Philadelphia's business aristocracy of colonial stock with Protestant affiliations. It is also an analysis of how fabulously wealthy nineteenth-century family founders produced a national upper-class way of life. But as that way of life came to an end, the upper-class outlived its function; this, argues E. Digby Baltzell, is precisely what took place in the Philadelphia class system. For sociologists, historians, and those concerned with issues of culture and the economy, this is indeed a classic of modern social science.
Imprint | AldineTransaction |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | December 2014 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days |
Authors | E.Digby Baltzell |
Dimensions | 229 x 152 x 36mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback |
Pages | 709 |
Edition | Large Type / Large Print Ed |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-4128-5510-5 |
Barcode | 9781412855105 |
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LSN | 1-4128-5510-1 |