William Doyle

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Aristocracy: A Very Short IntroductionPaperback, 28 November 2010

Aristocracy: A Very Short Introduction
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Part of Series
Very Short Introductions
Print Length
144 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published
28 Nov 2010
ISBN-10
0199206783
ISBN-13
9780199206780

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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 behavior, in architecture and the arts, are still all around us. This engaging Very 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, following the outbreak of the American and French Revolutions. William Doyle, an authority on eighteen-century European history, here strips away the myths in which aristocracies have always sought to shroud themselves, but he also astutely delineates the true sources of their enduring power. Their outlook and behavior affected the rest of society in innumerable and sometimes surprising ways, but perhaps most surprising was the way in which the centuries-old aristocratic hegemony crumbled away. In this Very Short Introduction William Doyle
considers why this happened and what is left today.

Product Details

Author:
William Doyle
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
GB
Date Published:
28 November 2010
Dimensions:
17.02 x 10.92 x 1.02 cm
ISBN-10:
0199206783
ISBN-13:
9780199206780
Language:
English
Location:
Oxford, England
Pages:
144
Weight:
113.4 gm

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