ISBN: 9780822958789

As Pittsburgh and its surrounding area grew into an important commercial and industrial center, a group of families emerged who were distinguished by their wealth and social position. Jos… Más…

As Pittsburgh and its surrounding area grew into an important commercial and industrial center, a group of families emerged who were distinguished by their wealth and social position. Joseph Rishel studies twenty of these families to determine the degree to which they formed a coherent upper class and the extent to which they were able to maintain their status over time. His analysis shows that As Pittsburgh and its surrounding area grew into an important commercial and industrial center, a group of families emerged who were distinguished by their wealth and social position. Joseph Rishel studies twenty of these families to determine the degree to which they formed a coherent upper class and the extent to which they were able to maintain their status over time. His analysis shows that Pittsburgh's elite upper class succeeded in creating the institutions needed to sustain a local aristocracy and possessed the ability to adapt its accumulated advantages to social and economic changes. Books, History and Transport~~History~~Regional & National History, Founding Families Of Pittsburgh~~Book~~9780822958789~~Joseph F. Rishel, , , , , , , , , ,, [PU: University of Pittsburgh Press]<

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[ED: Taschenbuch], [PU: UNIV OF PITTSBURGH], As Pittsburgh and its surrounding area grew into an important commercial and industrial center, a group of families emerged who were distingui… Más…

[ED: Taschenbuch], [PU: UNIV OF PITTSBURGH], As Pittsburgh and its surrounding area grew into an important commercial and industrial center, a group of families emerged who were distinguished by their wealth and social position. Joseph Rishel studies twenty of these families to determine the degree to which they formed a coherent upper class and the extent to which they were able to maintain their status over time. His analysis shows that Pittsburgh's elite upper class succeeded in creating the institutions needed to sustain a local aristocracy and possessed the ability to adapt its accumulated advantages to social and economic changes.Versandfertig in 2-4 Wochen<

ISBN: 9780822958789

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Paperback, [PU: University of Pittsburgh Press], As Pittsburgh grew into an important commercial and industrial center, a group of families emerged who were distinguished by their wealth and social position. Joseph Rishel studies twenty of these families to determine the degree to which they formed a coherent upper class and the extent to which they were able to maintain their status over time., Social & Cultural History<