MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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cooks, servants, and other city workers
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peasants who farmed the land of the wealthy nobles
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well-off merchants and skilled workers who lacked the status of nobles
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none of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -What does bourgeoisie mean? The term bourgeoisie refers to the social order that is dominated by the so-called middle class. In social and political theory, the notion of the bourgeoisie was largely a construct of Karl Marx and of those influenced by him.
Detailed explanation-2: -According to Karl Marx, the bourgeois during the Middle Ages usually was a self-employed businessman – such as a merchant, banker, or entrepreneur – whose economic role in society was being the financial intermediary to the feudal landlord and the peasant who worked the fief, the land of the lord.
Detailed explanation-3: -According to Marx, the bourgeoisie, also known as the capitalist or ruling class, are those who own the means of production and monopolize wealth, and stand in contrast to the working-class proletariat majority, whose labor-power is exploited by the bourgeoisie majority.
Detailed explanation-4: -The bourgeoisie-merchants, manufacturers, professionals-had gained financial power but were excluded from political power. Those who were socially beneath them had very few rights, and most were also increasingly impoverished.