Distributing Status
The Evolution of State Honours in Western Europe
1st Edition
Published on 1. May 2016
537 pages
978-0-7735-9856-0 (ISBN)
Description
How awards, decorations, and medals bestow social standing.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Montreal, QC
Canada
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Digital original
Illustrations
6 tables, 4 diagrams, 16-page colour section
6 tables, 4 diagrams, 16-page colour section
File size
2,91 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-7735-9856-0 (9780773598560)
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05/2016
McGill-Queen's University Press
€76.95
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Person
Clark Samuel:
Samuel Clark is professor emeritus of sociology at the University of Western Ontario and author of State and Status: The Rise of the State and Aristocratic Power in Western Europe.Samuel Clark is professor emeritus of sociology at the University of Western Ontario and author of State and Status: The Rise of the State and Aristocratic Power in Western Europe.
Samuel Clark is professor emeritus of sociology at the University of Western Ontario and author of State and Status: The Rise of the State and Aristocratic Power in Western Europe.Samuel Clark is professor emeritus of sociology at the University of Western Ontario and author of State and Status: The Rise of the State and Aristocratic Power in Western Europe.
Content
- Cover
- Contents
- Tables and Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Illustrations
- Introduction
- PART ONE: BOURGEOISIE, ARISTOCRACY, AND CULTURAL POWER
- 1 Rise of the Bourgeoisie
- 2 Persistence of the Old Order
- 3 Cultural Power
- PART TWO: STATE, WAR, AND COLLECTIVE POWER
- 4 Theoretical Considerations
- 5 Conditions for Collective Action in Medieval Europe
- 6 Conditions for Collective Action in Early Modern and Modern Europe
- 7 Collective-Action Problems and the Honours of States
- PART THREE: SOCIAL STRUCTURES AND DISCIPLINARY POWER
- 8 The Middle Ages
- 9 Discipline in Early Modern and Modern Europe
- 10 Disciplinary Functions of State Honours
- PART FOUR: STATUS STRUCTURES AND STATUS POWER
- 11 Honours and Existing Status Structures
- 12 Status Struggles
- 13 Status Consequences of State Honours
- State Honours in Comparative Perspective: A Global Analysis
- Conclusion: Toward an Explanation of Modern State Honours
- Epilogue: The Endless Spiral of Honours
- APPENDICES
- A: Was There a Rise of the Bourgeoisie or Middle Class?
- B: Characteristics of Members of the Legion of Honour, the Order of Leopold, and the Order of the British Empire
- C: Cross-Tabulations of Characteristics of Honours and Social-Political Characteristics of States and Societies Sampled in the Comparative Analysis
- Notes
- References
- Index
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