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Distributing status : the evolution of state honours in Western Europe /

"Honorific rewards are all about status and illustrate status processes in a way that few other social phenomena do. Why do we have so many honorific awards and prizes? Although they are a major feature of modern societies, they have received little scholarly attention. Samuel Clark argues that...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Clark, Samuel, 1945- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Montreal : McGill-Queens University Press, 2016.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part One: Bourgeoisie, aristocracy, and cultural power. Rise of the bourgeoisie
  • Persistence of the old order
  • Cultural power
  • Part Two: State, war, and collective power. Theoretical considerations
  • Conditions for collective action in medieval Europe
  • Conditions for collective action in early modern and modern Europe
  • Collective-action problems and the honours of states
  • Part Three: Social structures and disciplinary power. The middle ages
  • Descipline in early modern and modern Europe
  • Disciplinary functions of state honours
  • Part Four: Status structures and status power. Honours and existing status structures
  • Status struggles
  • Status consequences of state honours
  • State honours in comparative perspecitve: a global analysis
  • Conclusion: toward an explanation of modern state hnoours
  • Epilogue: the endless spiral of honours.