European civilisation: Lecture 9 - Middle Classes

John Merriman2008lecture

An Open Yale Courses lecture with a transcript. Examine how class categories connect occupations, wealth and political participation.

Open the source ↗

How to study this source

Ideas and questions

Read background definitions when a term blocks the argument. Then return to the source and reconstruct its claim in your own words.

Read alongside, read against

  • National Archives: immigration records

    US National Archives. Compare assumptions, evidence and scope with the source above. These are editorial companions, not necessarily direct responses.

  • Library of Congress: newspapers

    Library of Congress. Compare assumptions, evidence and scope with the source above. These are editorial companions, not necessarily direct responses.

  • Library of Congress: maps

    Library of Congress. Compare assumptions, evidence and scope with the source above. These are editorial companions, not necessarily direct responses.

  • National Archives: citation guidance

    US National Archives. Compare assumptions, evidence and scope with the source above. These are editorial companions, not necessarily direct responses.

  • European civilisation: Lecture 1 - Introduction

    John Merriman. Compare assumptions, evidence and scope with the source above. These are editorial companions, not necessarily direct responses.