In pursuit of privilege a history of New York City's upper class & the making of a metropolis
"Clifton Hood traces the history of the elite class of New York City and the institutions they created in their relentless pursuit of privilege. While they were responsible for the creation of intuitions such as Columbia University, the New York Public Library system, and the Metropolitan Museu...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Columbia University Press
[2017]
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| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
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| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b44352256*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction: The upper class is a foreign country
- "The best mart on the continent:" The 1750s and 1760s
- Uncertain adjustments: The 1780s and 1790s
- Immense wealth: The 1820s & beyond
- All for the union: The 1860s
- A dynamic businessmen's aristocracy: The 1890s
- The ways of millionaireville: The 1890s
- Making spaces of their own: The 1940s
- The anti-elitist elite: the 1970s & beyond
- Conclusion: The limits of anti-elitism.
