Western Civilization II / Unit 4 WC2 0320 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Bourgeoisie: A Class That Did Not Fit
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The idea
Non-noble urban merchants were economically vital and fit no order. Some married into the nobility; others set themselves against it, productive work and education against aristocratic foppery. These were the readers of the Enlightenment and, the anchor says, the revolutionary bourgeoisie.
In practice
Unit 06's audience and unit 07's leaders.
Where people slip
Not yet a class in Marx's sense; unit 10 takes that up.
Your place on the trail
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