The rise of professional society England since 1880
The Rise of Professional Society lays out a stimulating and controversial framework for the study of British society, challenging accepted paradigms based on class analysis. Perkins argues that the non-capitalist "professional class" represents a new principle of social organization based...
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| Language: | English |
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Routledge
2002
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Add Tag | Summary: | The Rise of Professional Society lays out a stimulating and controversial framework for the study of British society, challenging accepted paradigms based on class analysis. Perkins argues that the non-capitalist "professional class" represents a new principle of social organization based on trained expertise and meritocracy, a "forgotten middle class" conveniently overlooked by classical social theorists. |
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| Physical Description: | xxvi, 604 pages 22 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p 520-577) and index |
| ISBN: | 9780415301787 |
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