EURO ST 10 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Bourgeoisie, Proletariat, Hegemony
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Catholic clergyman and political theorist of the revolution. 1799 instigator of coup d"etat that helped napoleon to power. (coined the term sociologie in an unpublished letter) Not just one of the groups in the estates-general. He has an overall conception of society. It plays all roles! (note, this makes even the peasantry a part of the third estate) Hence, the third estate is the whole . That is, no longer is it l"etat c"est moi (louis xiv). and no longer is it the aristocratic class or the church. Now, the concept of a nation is defined by the productive elements in it. The nation identified with a new class, the bourgeoisie. Comes from the greek word hegemon = leader. The establishment of one particular class as the universal determiner of power and rules. In establishing hegemony, the class can maintain rule by assent to its values and not by force.
