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Elite Families

Class and Power in Nineteenth-Century Boston

Elite Families( )
Author: Farrell, Betty G.
Series title:SUNY Series in the Sociology of Work and Organizations Ser.
ISBN:978-0-7914-1593-1
Publication Date:Sep 1993
Publisher:State University of New York Press
Imprint:Suny Press
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $99.00
Book Description:

This book maps the development of a regional elite and its persistence as an economic upper class through the nineteenth century. Farrell's study traces the kinship networks and overlapping business ties of the most economically prominent Brahmin families from the beginning of industrialization in the 1820s to the early twentieth century. Archival sources such as genealogies, family papers, and business records are used to address two issues of concern to those who study social...
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Book Details
Pages:229
Detailed Subjects: Social Science / Social Classes & Economic Disparity
Business & Economics / Industries / Fashion & Textile Industry
Social Science / Sociology / Urban
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6 x 9 x 1 Inches
Book Weight:1.1 Pounds



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