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Burke, Martin J. The Conundrum of Class: Public Discourse on the Social Order in America
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. Univ of Chicago Pr 1995 0226080811 / 9780226080819 Trade Paperback Very Good +
A photo of this book is available. Very-good+ condition. NO remainder marks or clippings. Covers are bright and clean, shows slight wear (NO tears). Tight spine. NO tears inside book. 303 pages. 36 pages show underlining/writing. Does NOT interfere with reading. Product Description: Martin Burke traces the surprisingly complicated history of the idea of class in America from the forming of a new nation to the heart of the Gilded Age. Surveying American political, social, and intellectual life from the late 17th to the end of the 19th century, Burke examines in detail the contested discourse about equality the way Americans thought and wrote about class, class relations, and their meaning in society. Burke explores a remarkable range of thought to establish the boundaries of class and the language used to describe it in the works of leading political figures, social reformers, and moral philosophers. He traces a shift from class as a legal category of ranks and orders to socio-economic divisions based on occupations and income. Throughout the century, he finds no permanent consensus about the meaning of class in America and instead describes a culture of conflicting ideas and opinions.
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