The New Middle Classes: Social, Psychological, and Political Issues (Main Trends of the Modern World, 5) - Hardcover

Arthur J. Vidich is Senior Lecturer and Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Anthropology at the New School for Social Research. He is the author of Small Town in Mass Society; Class, Politics and Religion in a Plural Community and numerous other books. He is senior editor and founder of the International Journal of Politics, Culture, and Society.

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