ISBN: 9780415222655

The modern professions have a long history that predates the development of formal institutions and examinations in the nineteenth century. Long before the Victorian era the emergent prof… Altro …

The modern professions have a long history that predates the development of formal institutions and examinations in the nineteenth century. Long before the Victorian era the emergent professions wielded power through their specialist knowledge and set up informal mechanisms of control and self-regulation. Penelope Corfield devotes a chapter each to lawyers, clerics and doctors and makes reference to many other professionals - teachers, apothecaries, governesses, army officers and others. She shows how as the professions gained in power and influence, so they were challenged increasingly by satire and ridicule. Corfield's analysis of the rise of the professions during this period centres on a discussion of the philosophical questions arising from the complex relationship between power and knowledge. Books History and Transport~~History~~Regional & National History Power And The Professions In Britain, 1700-1850~~Book~~9780415222655~~Penelope J. Corfield 'Not simply pioneering, but also readable and entertaining.'-F M L Thompson, University of LondonThis book identifies the growth of the professions as a key element in Britain's modernization from 1700 to 1850. Professional power depended ultimately upon public trust in specialist knowledge, but the professions were subjected to a torrent of ridicule and satire. This analysis of the rise of the professions during this period centres on a discussion of the philosophical questions arising from the complex relationship between power and knowledge.<

1999, ISBN: 9780415222655

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Routledge, Paperback, Auflage: 1, 280 Seiten, Publiziert: 1999-11-11T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Book, Hersteller-Nr.: 23 b&w photographs, 0.45 kg, Verkaufsrang: 2022863, Anthropology & Soc… Altro …

Routledge, Paperback, Auflage: 1, 280 Seiten, Publiziert: 1999-11-11T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Book, Hersteller-Nr.: 23 b&w photographs, 0.45 kg, Verkaufsrang: 2022863, Anthropology & Sociology, Medical, Legal & Social Sciences, Biography, Subjects, Books, Great Britain, Europe, History, Social & Cultural, Academic Philosophy, Politics, Philosophy & Social Sciences, Academic Sociology, Sociology of Work, Format: Illustrated, Routledge, 1999<

ISBN: 9780415222655

Paperback, [PU: Taylor & Francis Ltd], `The first large-scale, sustained, and comprehen- sive treatment of the professions in the 18th century...not simply pioneering but also readable an… Altro …

Paperback, [PU: Taylor & Francis Ltd], `The first large-scale, sustained, and comprehen- sive treatment of the professions in the 18th century...not simply pioneering but also readable and entertaining.' - F.M.L. Thompson, University of London, Sociology: Work & Labour<

1999, ISBN: 9780415222655

Buch, Softcover, [PU: Routledge], Routledge, 1999