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Author : David Cannadine
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (278 download)
Download or read book The Decline and Fall of the British Aristocracy written by David Cannadine and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : David Cannadine
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780300059816
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (598 download)
Download or read book Aspects of Aristocracy written by David Cannadine and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 1994-01-01 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He reconstructs the extraordinary financial history of the dukes of Devonshire, narrates the story of the Cozens-Hardys, a Norfolk family who played a remarkably varied part in the life of their county, and offers a controversial reappraisal of the forebears, lives, work, and personalities of Harold Nicolson and Vita Sackville-West - a portrait, notes Cannadine, of more than a marriage.
Author : Douglas Smith
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN 13 : 1466827750
Total Pages : 763 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (668 download)
Download or read book Former People written by Douglas Smith and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2012-10-02 with total page 763 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Epic in scope, precise in detail, and heart-breaking in its human drama, Former People is the first book to recount the history of the aristocracy caught up in the maelstrom of the Bolshevik Revolution and the creation of Stalin's Russia. Filled with chilling tales of looted palaces and burning estates, of desperate flights in the night from marauding peasants and Red Army soldiers, of imprisonment, exile, and execution, it is the story of how a centuries'-old elite, famous for its glittering wealth, its service to the Tsar and Empire, and its promotion of the arts and culture, was dispossessed and destroyed along with the rest of old Russia. Yet Former People is also a story of survival and accommodation, of how many of the tsarist ruling class—so-called "former people" and "class enemies"—overcame the psychological wounds inflicted by the loss of their world and decades of repression as they struggled to find a place for themselves and their families in the new, hostile order of the Soviet Union. Chronicling the fate of two great aristocratic families—the Sheremetevs and the Golitsyns—it reveals how even in the darkest depths of the terror, daily life went on. Told with sensitivity and nuance by acclaimed historian Douglas Smith, Former People is the dramatic portrait of two of Russia's most powerful aristocratic families, and a sweeping account of their homeland in violent transition.
Author : William Doyle
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199559856
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (995 download)
Download or read book Aristocracy and Its Enemies in the Age of Revolution written by William Doyle and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2009-04-09 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Doyle describes how the French revolutionaries tried to abolish the nobility, analysing the intellectual roots of hostility to nobles, the steps by which revolutionaries turned against aristocracy, the impact of persecution, and the long-term consequences of these developments for the nobility.
Author : Arthur Ponsonby Baron Ponsonby
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (39 download)
Download or read book The Decline of Aristocracy written by Arthur Ponsonby Baron Ponsonby and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Guglielmo Ferrero
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Total Pages : 390 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)
Download or read book The fall of an aristocracy written by Guglielmo Ferrero and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Nicolas Tackett
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 168417077X
Total Pages : 301 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (841 download)
Download or read book The Destruction of the Medieval Chinese Aristocracy written by Nicolas Tackett and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2020-10-26 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Historians have long been perplexed by the complete disappearance of the medieval Chinese aristocracy by the tenth century—the “great clans” that had dominated China for centuries. In this book, Nicolas Tackett resolves the enigma of their disappearance, using new, digital methodologies to analyze a dazzling array of sources. Tackett systematically mines thousands of funerary biographies excavated in recent decades—most of them never before examined by scholars—while taking full advantage of the explanatory power of Geographic Information System (GIS) methods and social network analysis. Tackett supplements these analyses with extensive anecdotes culled from epitaphs, prose literature, and poetry, bringing to life women and men who lived a millennium in the past. The Destruction of the Medieval Chinese Aristocracy demonstrates that the great Tang aristocratic families adapted to the social, economic, and institutional transformations of the seventh and eighth centuries far more successfully than previously believed. Their political influence collapsed only after a large number were killed during three decades of extreme violence following Huang Chao’s sack of the capital cities in 880 CE. 2015 James Breasted Prize, American Historical Association
Author : Lawrence James
Publisher : Abacus
ISBN 13 : 0748125329
Total Pages : 411 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (481 download)
Download or read book Aristocrats written by Lawrence James and published by Abacus. This book was released on 2010-09-02 with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For nine hundred years the British aristocracy has considered itself ideally qualified to rule others, make laws and guide the fortunes of the nation. Tracing the history of this remarkable supremacy, ARISTOCRATS is a story of wars, intrigue, chicanery and extremes of both selflessness and greed. James also illuminates how the aristocracy's infatuation with classical art has forged our heritage, how its love of sport has shaped our pastimes and values - and how its scandals have entertained the public. Impeccably researched, balanced and brilliantly entertaining, ARISTOCRATS is an enthralling history of power, influence and an extraordinary knack for survival.
Author : Guglielmo Ferrero
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (33 download)
Download or read book The fall of an aristocracy written by Guglielmo Ferrero and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : David Cannadine
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 9780375703683
Total Pages : 848 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (36 download)
Download or read book The Decline and Fall of the British Aristocracy written by David Cannadine and published by Vintage. This book was released on 1999-09-07 with total page 848 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A brilliant, multifaceted chronicle of economic and social change." --The New York Times At the outset of the 1870s, the British aristocracy could rightly consider themselves the most fortunate people on earth: they held the lion's share of land, wealth, and power in the world's greatest empire. By the end of the 1930s they had lost not only a generation of sons in the First World War, but also much of their prosperity, prestige, and political significance. Deftly orchestrating an enormous array of documents and letters, facts, and statistics, David Cannadine shows how this shift came about--and how it was reinforced in the aftermath of the Second World War. Astonishingly learned, lucidly written, and sparkling with wit, The Decline and Fall of the British Aristocracy is a landmark study that dramatically changes our understanding of British social history.
Author : Dixon Ryan Fox
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 502 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)
Download or read book The Decline of Aristocracy in the Politics of New York, by Dixon Ryan Fox ... written by Dixon Ryan Fox and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : William Doyle
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191500631
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (915 download)
Download or read book Aristocracy: A Very Short Introduction written by William Doyle and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2010-11-25 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aristocracies or nobilities dominated the social, economic, and institutional history of all European counties until only a few generations ago. The relics of their power, in traditions and behaviour, in architecture and the arts, are still all around us. This short introduction shows how ideas of aristocracy originated in ancient times, were transformed in the middle ages, and have only fallen apart over the last two centuries. The myths in which aristocracies have always sought to shroud themselves are stripped away, but the true sources of their enduring power are also revealed. Their outlook and behaviour affected the rest of society in innumerable and sometimes surprising ways, but perhaps most surprising was the way in which a centuries-old aristocratic hegemony crumbled away over the last two hundred years. In this Very Short Introduction William Doyle considers why this happend and what remains today. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Author : Matthew Stewart
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1982114207
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (821 download)
Download or read book The 9.9 Percent written by Matthew Stewart and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-10-12 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A “brilliant” (The Washington Post), “clear-eyed and incisive” (The New Republic) analysis of how the wealthiest group in American society is making life miserable for everyone—including themselves. In 21st-century America, the top 0.1% of the wealth distribution have walked away with the big prizes even while the bottom 90% have lost ground. What’s left of the American Dream has taken refuge in the 9.9% that lies just below the tip of extreme wealth. Collectively, the members of this group control more than half of the wealth in the country—and they are doing whatever it takes to hang on to their piece of the action in an increasingly unjust system. They log insane hours at the office and then turn their leisure time into an excuse for more career-building, even as they rely on an underpaid servant class to power their economic success and satisfy their personal needs. They have segregated themselves into zip codes designed to exclude as many people as possible. They have made fitness a national obsession even as swaths of the population lose healthcare and grow sicker. They have created an unprecedented demand for admission to elite schools and helped to fuel the dramatic cost of higher education. They channel their political energy into symbolic conflicts over identity in order to avoid acknowledging the economic roots of their privilege. And they have created an ethos of “merit” to justify their advantages. They are all around us. In fact, they are us—or what we are supposed to want to be. In this “captivating account” (Robert D. Putnam, author of Bowling Alone), Matthew Stewart argues that a new aristocracy is emerging in American society and it is repeating the mistakes of history. It is entrenching inequality, warping our culture, eroding democracy, and transforming an abundant economy into a source of misery. He calls for a regrounding of American culture and politics on a foundation closer to the original promise of America.
Author : Francis Joseph Grund
Publisher : London : R. Bentley
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Aristocracy in America. From the Sketch-book of a German Nobleman written by Francis Joseph Grund and published by London : R. Bentley. This book was released on 1839 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Arthur Ponsonby
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (633 download)
Download or read book The Decline of Aristocracy written by Arthur Ponsonby and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Dixon Ryan Fox
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 469 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (459 download)
Download or read book The Decline of Aristocracy in the Politics of New York, by Dixon Ryan Fox,... written by Dixon Ryan Fox and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 469 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Len Platt
Publisher : Praeger
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Aristocracies of Fiction written by Len Platt and published by Praeger. This book was released on 2001-07-30 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the works of Marie Corelli, Henry James, H.G. Wells, James Joyce, Virginia Woolf, and other writers to demonstrate the centrality of aristocracy in late Victorian and early-20th-century literary culture.
