Hisclass: A Historical International Social Class Scheme

by Ineke Maas and Marco H.D. Van Leeuwen

Social class schemes, contemporary as well as historical, are always somewhat mysterious. While the authors of this book do not claim to have solved that mystery completely, they do shed significant light on it. Unlike previous historical schemes, HISCLASS is international, created for the purpose of making comparisons across different periods, countries, and languages. Furthermore, it is linked to an international standard classification scheme...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9058678571
• ISBN13: 9789058678577
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: Leuven University Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.0" x 10.7"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher