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Johan Hjerpe and Other Petit Bourgeois in Stockholm in the Age of Enlightenment
Published on 1. June 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-0-85323-593-4 (ISBN)
Description
A revised and translated edition of Mot det moderna foernuftet, published in 1992. Utilising the diaries from the 1780s of Johan Hjerpe, the study focuses on the specific world of Hjerpe in terms of trade, social conditions and contemporary social life in Stockholm.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Liverpool
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-85323-593-4 (9780853235934)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Content
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Introduction: Johan Hjerpe and Enlightenment
THE ARTISAN UPRISING AND FORMS OF MENTALITIES
1. Johan Hjerpe and the artisan uprising in support of the king's war
2. The coherence of the inconsistent self: some reFLections on mentality, identity and historiography
THE CULTURE OF LETTERS AND MEASUREMENT OF THOUGHTS
3. Burghers, common folk and books
4. New cultural history and old history of mentalities
JOHAN HJERPE'S READING AND THE INDIVIDUAL IN HISTORY
5. Johan Hjerpe and the culture of Enlightenment
6. The individual and history
Epilogue: In retrospect
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Introduction: Johan Hjerpe and Enlightenment
THE ARTISAN UPRISING AND FORMS OF MENTALITIES
1. Johan Hjerpe and the artisan uprising in support of the king's war
2. The coherence of the inconsistent self: some reFLections on mentality, identity and historiography
THE CULTURE OF LETTERS AND MEASUREMENT OF THOUGHTS
3. Burghers, common folk and books
4. New cultural history and old history of mentalities
JOHAN HJERPE'S READING AND THE INDIVIDUAL IN HISTORY
5. Johan Hjerpe and the culture of Enlightenment
6. The individual and history
Epilogue: In retrospect
Bibliography
Index