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List of maps

List of graphs

List of tables

List of abbreviations

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Considering Europe through the lens of social class

Transcending the clichés of national difference

Beyond income inequality

Classifying social classes

1. The Weakened Working Class

Portrait of a social group in competition throughout Europe

The map of the working class in Europe

Shared vulnerability in the European labour market

Income and consumption: the working class split in two

Conclusion

2. Delusions of Grandeur and Social Realities: The Middle Class

The middle class at work

Material comfort and cultural aspirations

The paradoxes of the political role of the middle class

3. Beyond the 1 Per Cent: The Plural Domination of the European Dominant Class

Defining the dominant class

The economic ascendancy of the dominant class

The three forms of cultural distinction of the dominant class

From social to political dominance

4. Dominance and Exclusion: The Interplay between Social Class and Nation

At the bottom of the European social space

The hegemony of the dominant class of the North and West

Circulation between classes and nations

5. Are Classes Mobilised at the European Level?

Class in conflict in and with the European Union

Class antagonism contained within national borders

An embryonic European social movement and its limitations

Conclusion

Conclusion

Appendix 1. Secondary Use of Four European Surveys

Appendix 2. Construction of Social Classes at European Level Using the ESEG Classification

Appendix 3. ESEG Classification (Detailed Level) and Social Class

Appendix 4. Constructing a European Social Class Space

Notes

Index