By the middle of the century, men were prompted to disdain the decadent and gaudy colors of the pre-Revolutionary period and wear unrelievedly black frock coats

By the middle of the century, men were prompted to disdain the decadent and gaudy colors of the pre-Revolutionary period and wear unrelievedly black frock coats

This essay collection presents a global history of the middle class and its rise around the world during the age of empire. It compares middle-class formation i

In the first half of the nineteenth century, rural New England society underwent a radical transformation as the traditional household economy gave way to an en