Middle Class Culture in the Nineteenth Century: America, Australia and Britain by L. Young

Middle Class Culture in the Nineteenth Century: America, Australia and Britain

L. Young

245 pages missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction history sociology informative slow-paced
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Drawing on expressive and material culture, Young shows that money was not enough to make the genteel middle class. It required exquisite self-control and the right cultural capital to perform ritual etiquette and present oneself confidently, yet ...

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