A particular condition in life : self-employment and social mobility in mid-Victorian Brantford, Ontario /

By focusing on the rise of the bourgeoisie rather than the rise of the working class, David Burley offers a new perspective on industrial capitalism and class formation in Canada. Using Brantford, Ontario, as a case study, he provides a cultural analysis of the business community during the mid-nine...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Burley, David G.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Kingston, Ont. : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©1994.
Temas:
1800-1899
Social mobility > Ontario > Brantford.
Middle class > Ontario > Brantford > History.
Working class > Ontario > Brantford > History.
Social mobility > Ontario > Brantford > History > 19th century.
Self-employed > Ontario > Brantford > History > 19th century.
Middle class > Ontario > Brantford > History > 19th century.
Mobilité sociale > Ontario > Brantford > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Travailleurs indépendants > Ontario > Brantford > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Bourgeoisie > Ontario > Brantford > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Marché du travail > Ontario > Brantford > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Mobilité sociale > Ontario > Brantford.
Travailleurs > Ontario > Brantford > Histoire.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economic Conditions.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economic History.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economics > Comparative.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Economic Conditions.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
Self-employed
Middle class
Social mobility
Working class
Self-employed > Ontario > Brantford.
Brantford (Ont.) > Conditions sociales.
Ontario > Brantford
Social classes > History
Ontario
Electronic books.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Business Enterprise and Social Relations in a Mid-Victorian Town
  • 2. Who Was Self-Employed?
  • 3. Credit and Debt
  • 4. The Structure of Wealth
  • 5. The Making of the Self-Made Man
  • 6. Social Change and Urban Politics
  • Appendix: Occupational Categories.

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