Aristocracy and the modern world / Ellis Wasson.

Author/creator Wasson, Ellis Archer, 1947-
Format Book
Publication InfoBasingstoke [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.
Descriptionviii, 296 pages ; 23 cm
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Contents Defining aristocracy -- The ancien régime -- Wealth -- Family and honor -- The beau monde : culture and society -- Swallowing the toad : the aristocracy and the middle classes -- The habit of authority : local power -- Eagles and peacocks : national power -- Aristocide, 1917-1945 -- Where are they now? : 1945-2000 -- Vital memories.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 245-284) and index.
LCCN 2006048331
ISBN140394072X (hbk.)
ISBN1403940738 (pbk.)
ISBN9781403940728
ISBN9781403940735