This book traces the emergence of the recongnizable 'middle class' from the 1760-1900.

This study examines the emergence of the middle class and consumerism in colonial America.

The middle class is often viewed as the heart of American society, the key to the country’s democracy and prosperity. Most Americans believe they belong to th

The contributors question the current academic understanding of what is known as the global middle class. They see middle-class formation as transnational and t

The Sinking Middle Class challenges the “save the middle class” rhetoric that dominates our political imagination. The slogan misleads us regarding class, n