A Particular Condition in Life: Self-Employment and Social Mobility in Mid-Victorian Brantford, Ontario

David Burley offers a new perspective on industrial capitalism and class formation in Canada by focusing on the rise of the bourgeoisie rather than the rise of the working class. Using the town of Brantford, Ontario, as his model, Burley examines how industrialization brought about a decline in self-employment (the measure of a man's success according to Victorian values) and a restructuring of traditional concepts of wealth, credit and debt, and success and failure. Read More

David Burley offers a new perspective on industrial capitalism and class formation in Canada by focusing on the rise of the bourgeoisie rather than the rise of the working class. Using the town of Brantford, Ontario, as his model, Burley examines how industrialization brought about a decline in self-employment (the measure of a man's success according to Victorian values) and a restructuring of traditional concepts of wealth, credit and debt, and success and failure. Read Less

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  	This is a digital edition of this title. Buy eBook Lifetime Access: $110.00 Title: Particular Condition in Life by David G. Burley Publisher: ACP-McGill Queen's University Press Print ISBN: 9780773511996, 0773511997 eText ISBN: 9780773564800 Edition: 1994 Format: PDF eBook	$110.00 Buy eBook This is a digital eBook Nothing will be shipped to you Works with web browsers and the VitalSource app on all Windows, Mac, Chromebook, Kindle Fire, iOS, and Android devices Most eBooks are returnable within 14 days of purchase Questions? See our eBook FAQ