Rudeness and Civility
Manners in Nineteenth-Century Urban America
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Customs & Traditions, History, Americas, United States
| Author: | John F. Kasson | ISBN: | 9781466806634 |
| Publisher: | Farrar, Straus and Giroux | Publication: | September 1, 1991 |
| Imprint: | Hill and Wang | Language: | English |
| Author: | John F. Kasson |
| ISBN: | 9781466806634 |
| Publisher: | Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
| Publication: | September 1, 1991 |
| Imprint: | Hill and Wang |
| Language: | English |
With keen insight and subtle humor, John F. Kasson explores the history and politics of etiquette from America's colonial times through the nineteenth century. He describes the transformation of our notion of "gentility," once considered a birthright to some, and the development of etiquette as a middle-class response to the new urban and industrial economy and to the excesses of democratic society.
With keen insight and subtle humor, John F. Kasson explores the history and politics of etiquette from America's colonial times through the nineteenth century. He describes the transformation of our notion of "gentility," once considered a birthright to some, and the development of etiquette as a middle-class response to the new urban and industrial economy and to the excesses of democratic society.
