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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Clark, Samuel, 1945- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Montreal : McGill-Queens University Press, 2016.
Subjects:
Awards > Social aspects > Europe, Western > History.
Decorations of honor > Social aspects > Europe, Western > History.
Medals > Social aspects > Europe, Western > History.
Social status > Europe, Western > History.
Social classes > Europe, Western > History.
Awards > Europe, Western > History.
Decorations of honor > Europe, Western > History.
Medals > Europe, Western > History.
Prix et récompenses > Aspect social > Europe de l'Ouest > Histoire.
Décorations (Insignes) > Aspect social > Europe de l'Ouest > Histoire.
Prix et récompenses > Europe de l'Ouest > Histoire.
Décorations (Insignes) > Europe de l'Ouest > Histoire.
Statut social > Europe de l'Ouest > Histoire.
Classes sociales > Europe de l'Ouest > Histoire.
Médailles > Aspect social > Europe de l'Ouest > Histoire.
Médailles > Europe de l'Ouest > Histoire.
REFERENCE > Genealogy & Heraldry.
HISTORY > Europe > General.
Awards
Decorations of honor
Medals
Social classes
Social status
Europe, Western > Social conditions.
Europe de l'Ouest > Conditions sociales.
Western Europe
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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