The son also rises : surnames and the history of social mobility / Gregory Clark [and 11 others].
The son also rises : surnames and the history of social mobility / Gregory Clark [and 11 others].
The son also rises : surnames and the history of social mobility / Gregory Clark [and 11 others].
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Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2014]
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G 2014/4049
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English
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Physical content
xii, 364 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
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volume
Contents
Preface -- Introduction: of ruling classes and underclasses : the laws of social mobility -- Social mobility by time and place -- Sweden : mobility achieved? -- The United States : land of opportunity -- Medieval England : mobility in the feudal age -- Modern England : the deep roots of the present...
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Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2014]
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New Jersey
Date Published
[2014]
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How much of our fate is tied to the status of our parents and grandparents? How much does this influence our children? More than we wish to believe! While it has been argued that rigid class structures have eroded in favor of greater social equality, The Son Also Rises proves that movement on the social ladder has changed little over eight cent...
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The son also rises : surnames and the history of social mobility / Gregory Clark [and 11 others].
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The Princeton economic history of the Western world.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-348) and index.
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G 2014/4049
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74VKKwldxoed
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKKwldxoed
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0691162549 (hardcover : acid-free paper)
9780691162546 (hardcover : acid-free paper)
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305.5/1309
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991021732959702626
