Studies in Modern History: An Open Elite?

Schutte, K.

Through an analysis of the marriage patterns of thousands of aristocratic women as well as an examination of diaries, letters, and memoirs, this book demonstrates that the sense of rank identity as manifested in these women's marriages remained remarkably stable for centuries, until it was finally shattered by the First World War.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2014-05-14

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781137327796

DOI: 10.1057/9781137327802

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 290