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The text provides a description of how and why Peruvian white-collar workers have defined themselves as members of a distinct middle class and their quest for economic stability, respectability and recognition in Peruvian society.

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“This brilliant and path-breaking study of white-collar workers in Lima provides a near perfect mix of the material, cultural, and political components of class formation.”

—Joel Wolfe Latin American Research Review


“Through a careful analysis of how this ‘invention of the early twentieth century’ became an integral part of Peruvian culture, there is no doubt that D. S. Parker’s The Idea of Middle Class will be highly valued for its intelligent and well-documented perspective on the question of social class.”

—Andrew G. Wood Canadian Journal of History

The Idea of the Middle Class

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      Publisher: Penn State University
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 3/6/1998 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780271017440, 978-0271017440
      ISBN10: 0271017449

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The text provides a description of how and why Peruvian white-collar workers have defined themselves as members of a distinct middle class and their quest for economic stability, respectability and recognition in Peruvian society.

      Trade Review

      “This brilliant and path-breaking study of white-collar workers in Lima provides a near perfect mix of the material, cultural, and political components of class formation.”

      —Joel Wolfe Latin American Research Review


      “Through a careful analysis of how this ‘invention of the early twentieth century’ became an integral part of Peruvian culture, there is no doubt that D. S. Parker’s The Idea of Middle Class will be highly valued for its intelligent and well-documented perspective on the question of social class.”

      —Andrew G. Wood Canadian Journal of History

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