Adapting to Modernity : : Family, Caste and Capitalism among the Baltic German Nobility / / Heide W. Whelan.

• VerfasserIn: Whelan, Heide W.,
• Place / Publishing House: Köln : : Böhlau Verlag, , [2015]; ©1999
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Edition: Reprint 2015
• Language: English
• Series: Ostmitteleuropa in Vergangenheit und Gegenwart ; 22.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (404 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.
• Other title: Frontmatter --; CONTENTS --; Map of the Baltic Provinces --; Glossary --; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS --; INTRODUCTION --; Chapter I: The Road to Privilege --; Chapter II: The Social Status of the Baltic German Nobility --; Chapter III: The Self-image of Baltic German Nobility --; Conclusion --; Chapter IV: Consolidation of Power: The Political and Legal Status of the Baltic German Nobility in the First Part of the Century (1800-1855) .. --; Chapter V: The Economic Status and Position of Baltic German Nobility 1800-1855: Hard Time and Economic Innovation --; Chapter VI: "Cult of Family" 1800-1855 --; Chapter VII: The Family as Progenitor of the Social System --; Chapter VIII: Upbringing and Education --; Chapter IX: In the Bonds of the Past --; Chapter X: The Family Draws in upon Itself --; Chapter XI: The Family Prepares its Children: 1855-1905 --; Chapter XII: From Ruling Stand to Economic Elite: The Nobility in the Modern World --; Epilogue and Conclusion --; Bibliography --; Abbreviations --; List of Tables --; List of Illustrations --; Index
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-355) and index.
• ISBN: 3412322342
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Heide W. Whelan.