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The making of the English middle class

business, society, and family life in London, 1660-1730

by Peter Earle

1989 446 pages eng

This is the first major study of a neglected yet extremely significant subject: the London middle classes in the period between 1660 and 1730, a period in which they created a society and economy that can be seen with hindsight to have ushered in the modern world. Using a wealth of material from con…

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