Becoming bourgeois : love, kinship, and power in provincial France, 1670-1880 / Christopher H. Johnson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Johnson, Christopher H., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Middle class.

History.

France--Social conditions--19th century.

France.

Social conditions.

France--Social conditions--18th century.

Middle class--France--History--19th century.

Middle class--France--History--18th century.

Families--France.

Families.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

viii, 345 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Ithaca ; London : Cornell University Press, 2015.

Contents:

Introduction

Part I. The Ascent (1670-1800): 1. The way of print; 2. Bourgeois de Vannes, Bourgeois de Paris; 3. The revolutions of the Galles

Part II. Bourgeois Culture (1800-1880): 4. The sibling archipelago; 5. "Mon Adèle"; 6. Notre Adèle; 7. Guadeloupe; 8. The chosen: educating René; 9. Into the world; 10. The legacy: bourgeois nation-building and civic leadership.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780801453984

0801453984

OCLC:

905344251