This title tells the story of the principal European intellectual professions from the demise of the ancient regime to the rise of the European Union. A historical study which applies sociological concepts, it creates a European-scale picture of the professions spanning over two centuries of change

Founded in 1992, Sussex European Institute (SEI) is the leading research and postgraduate training centre on contemporary European issues. SEI has a distinctive philosophy built on interdisciplinarity, a broad and inclusive approach to Europe, policy-relevance at the academic cutting edge, and...