middle class

Follows the life of Harry (Rabbit) Angstrom ten years later, as a conservative suburbanite unable to resolve the anxieties that are brought to him from outside.

Presents an annotated edition of Flaubert's novel about a nineteenth-century French woman who pursues her romantic dreams through a series of lovers; and includes backgrounds and sources, and a selection of critical essays.

None of the white farmers cared when African-American Luther Nedeed bought his v-shaped section of land back in 1820, but times and people change, and Linden Hills has become a status symbol for blacks who clamor to get into the community, but never seem to question why no one stays for long.

Four major plays by the first modern playwright, Norwegian dramatist Ibsen, which use psychological insights to blast contemporary Victorian proprieties and the bourgeoisie.

A reprint of the nineteenth-century drama that examines the human struggle against the humiliating constraints of social conformity.

Chronicles the history of three generations of the Pastons, a family living in Norfolk, England during the late Middle Ages. Includes information on the morals, lifestyles, and manners of the Middle Ages.

Draws from taped interviews and journalistic observation to examine the realities of life for middle- and upper-class African-Americans, based upon the author's five-year intermittent journey across the U.S., during which he visited Detroit, Washington D.C., Seattle, and other enclaves of African-American culture.

Presents an examination of the rise of middlebrow culture in America during the first half of the twentieth century, describing the proliferation of the book-of-the-month club, reading groups, and book reviews that shaped middlebrow tastes and changed American culture.

Shows how discrimination targets middle-class African Americans, impeding their economic and social progress, and wearying their spirit.