Title The role of ruling class adaptability in the British transition from ancien regime to modern state : the open elite of Britain and Ireland from the Middle Ages to the second World War / Ellis Wasson ; with a foreword by Michael McCahill

Published Lewiston, N.Y. : Edwin Mellen Press, ©2010

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Description 1 online resource (314 pages) : illustrations Summary This work examines how the landed elite openly absorbed a regular flow of new members to the ruling class. It examines the transition of Britain from aristocratic rule to democracy through a study of the Whig Party Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Aristocracy (Social class) -- Great Britain -- History Social adjustment -- Great Britain -- History Democracy -- Great Britain -- History SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Social Classes. Aristocracy (Social class) Democracy Social adjustment Great Britain Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780773420601 0773420606

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