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bourgeoisieThe social class above the workers and peasants, and below the nobility; the middle class. ‘Bourgeoisie’ (and bourgeois) has also acquired a contemptuous sense, implying commonplace, philistine respectability. By socialists it is applied to the whole propertied class, as distinct from the proletariat. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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On the one hand, to propagate a specific artistic point of view, like racial uplift through art, is similar to a process through which many bourgeoisies tried to "forge an alliance with subordinate classes against agrarian oligarchies, on terms that do not give an independent weight to the subordinate classes that are brought to play. While such a development would reinforce liberalization, it would not guarantee democracy, for bourgeoisies are, in general, politically ambivalent. Ancien regime bourgeoisies were written off by Washington as too weak to conclude peace treaties with Israel or to counter the growing communist threat. |
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