Aristocracy: A Very Short Introduction

by William Doyle

Book Overview

Aristocracies or nobilities dominated the social, economic, and institutional history of all European counties until only a few generations ago. The relics of their power, in traditions and behavior, in architecture and the arts, are still all around us. This engaging Very Short Introduction shows how ideas of aristocracy originated in ancient times, were transformed in the middle ages, and have only fallen apart over the last two centuries, following...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B00A7LNRIY
• ISBN13: 9780199206780
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.3" x 6.7"