Chapter II. Barcelona in Historical Perspective

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Illustrations vii
4. List of Tables ix
5. Preface xi
6. A Note on Names and Transcriptions xv
7. Chapter I. Introduction 1
8. Chapter II. Barcelona in Historical Perspective 16
9. Chapter III. Family and Variation in Catalonia 39
10. Chapter IV. La Casa Industrial: Household and Company in the Industrial Elite 59
11. Chapter V. From Family to Oligarchy: The Cohesion of Economic Power 84
12. Chapter VI. Pigs And Gentlemen: The Education of an Elite 108
13. Chapter VII. Commercium and Connubium 141
14. Chapter VIII. The Family and the City: Power and the Creation of Cultural Imagery 165
15. Chapter IX. Family, Agency, and Networks of Power: Towards a Comparative Understanding of Elites 202
16. Bibliography 227
17. Index 253