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Paperback | 15 August 1994

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The French gave us the term 'bourgeois', and then proceeded to argue endlessly about what it meant. According to the Oxford English Dictionary it means 'of or pertaining to the French middle classes'. But it is not a simple matter of social class. Beatrix Le Wita sets out to demonstrate that to be bourgeois one must master a system of words, gestures and objects that define a way of life, a particular culture. It requires the exercise of self-control, and the ritualisation of daily routines. The bourgeoisie must furnish their room in just the right way, dress correctly, and tactfully invoke family history and custom. This witty, observant ethnography decodes the culture that dominates France.

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"...Le Wita...makes use of personal diaries, concise interviews, statistics, and linguistic materials --the full panoply of source materials, enriched by well-chosen photographs. Le Wita's attempts at definition are sophisticated and instructive..." B. Kilborne, Choice

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Non-Fiction History Regional & National History European History Sociology & Anthropology Anthropology Social & Cultural Anthropology, Ethnography Sociology Sociology & Customs & Traditions

List of illustrations	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
The investigation	p. 8
Definition by defamation	p. 23
The making of Laure	p. 62
The parable of the talents	p. 98
The three generations	p. 118
Conclusion	p. 141
Appendix	p. 143
References	p. 162
Index	p. 165
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