198 Pages
25 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
198 Pages
25 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
198 Pages
25 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book studies the making of the bourgeoisie the Baltic Sea region in the nineteenth Century. This region was peripheral in comparison to England and France, with respect to urbanization, economic development, liberalism, and consumption. The bourgeoisie was still a class-to-be. By the end of the Century the bourgeoisie was a self-aware class incorporated in the European bourgeoisie.... Read more
1. Introduction 2. The World as a social space 3. The representative home 4. Dressed and ready to call 5. The art of paying a call 6. The practice of morning calls 7. Nordic evening calls or continental salon life 8. The conversation about society life 9. Closing remarks
Biography
Kekke Stadin is Emerita Professor of history at Södertörn University in Stockholm. Her numerous publications include studies in urban history, gender history, fashion history and Baltic Sea area studies. Most of her work deals with the intersection of social and cultural history.
