ARISTOCRACY : a very short introduction / William Doyle.
Language: English Series: Very short introductionsPublication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.Edition: 1Description: 121ISBN:- 9780199206780 (pbk.)
- 0199206783 (pbk.)
- 305.52 DOY/AR
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() |
Ernakulam Public Library General Stacks | Non-fiction | 305.52 DOY/AR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | E192129 |
Browsing Ernakulam Public Library shelves, Shelving location: General Stacks, Collection: Non-fiction Close shelf browser (Hides shelf browser)
No cover image available | ||||||||
305.5122095412 SHA/LA LAST AMONG EQUALS : Power Caste & Politics In Bihars Villages | 305.5122095482 MUR/BL BLACK COFFEE IN A COCONUT SHELL : | 305.513 BRO/SO SOCIAL ANIMAL : THE HIDDEN SOURCES OF LOVE, CHARACTER, AND ACHIEVEMENT | 305.52 DOY/AR ARISTOCRACY : | 305.52 LIN/NE NEW CLASS WAR : Saving Democracy from the Metropolitan Elite | 305.52 LIN/NE NEW CLASS WAR : Saving Democracy from the Metropolitan Elite | 305.553 SCH/DI DISCIPLINED MINDS: CRITICAL LOOK AT SALARIED PROFESSIONALS AND THE SOUL BATTERING SYSTEM THAT SHAPES THEIR LIVES |
Aristocracies or nobilities dominated the social, economic, and institutional history of all European counties until only a few generations ago. The relics of their power, in traditions and behavior, in architecture and the arts, are still all around us. This engaging Very Short Introduction shows how ideas of aristocracy originated in ancient times, were transformed in the middle ages, and have only fallen apart over the last two centuries, following the outbreak of the American and French Revolutions. William Doyle, an authority on eighteen-century European history, here strips away the myths in which aristocracies have always sought to shroud themselves, but he also astutely delineates the true sources of their enduring power. Their outlook and behavior affected the rest of society in innumerable and sometimes surprising ways, but perhaps most surprising was the way in which the centuries-old aristocratic hegemony crumbled away. In this Very Short Introduction William Doyle considers why this happened and what is left today.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 103-114) and index.
There are no comments on this title.