4 The Ruling Elite

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. PLATES vi
4. PREFACE viii
5. Map of Europe c. 1725 ix
6. 1 Identities and Horizons 1
7. 2 Leisure, Work and Movement 50
8. 3 Communities of Belief 70
9. 4 The Ruling Elite 103
10. 5 The Middle Elite 136
11. 6 Solidarities and Resistance 163
12. 7 Gender Roles 208
13. 8 Social Discipline and Marginality 239
14. 9 Modernity and the Individual 277
15. 10 Global Projection of Europeans 317
16. 11 Th e Rise of the Modern State 344
17. ENDNOTES 362
18. REFERENCES AND READINGS 389
19. INDEX 400