Why has 'Social Class' been of such significance in the history of nineteenth-century Britain? Answer with reference to: the middle class
Date Submitted: 04/23/2002 19:33:50
Category: / History / European History
Length: 6 pages (1532 words)
Category: / History / European History
Length: 6 pages (1532 words)
In the nineteenth century social class was a significant part of life within Britain. Class determined were one stood and there own personal role within society, in simple terms, social class was 'where you stand within the production system'. During the first half of the nineteenth century, the middle class saw itself rise as a dominant figure within Britain, also as some historians have argued, played an important role within the running of the country. …
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…and Nation: Britain, 1780-1914 (Lecture Notes)
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