The Rise of Professional Society

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Summary

This sequel to "The Origins of Modern English Society" explores the rise of the middle class in order to demonstrate a new principle of social organization. The author describes how this contemporary social organization has been based on trained expertise, selection and professionalism.

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The Rise of Professional Society by Harold Perkin

The Rise of Professional Society lays out a stimulating and controversial framework for the study of British society, challenging accepted paradigms based on class analysis. Perkins argues that the non-capitalist professional class represents a new principle of social organization based on trained expertise and meritocracy, a forgotten middle class conveniently overlooked by classical social theorists.
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ISBN 13 9780415049757
ISBN 10 041504975X
Title The Rise of Professional Society
Author Harold Perkin
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published 1990-07-26
Number of pages 624
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