The son also rises : surnames and the history of social mobility

385 Pages·2014·9.87 MB·English

by  Clark

THE SON ALSO RISES
the princeton economic history
of the western world
Joel Mokyr, Series Editor
A list of titles in this series appears at the back of the book.
THE SON ALSO RISES
surnames and the history of social mobility
GREGORY CLARK
with Neil Cummins,
Yu Hao, and
Daniel Diaz Vidal
and Tatsuya Ishii,
Zach Landes,
Daniel Marcin,
Firas Abu-Sneneh,
Wilfred Chow,
Kuk Mo Jung,
Ariel M. Marek, and
Kevin M. Williams
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Clark, Gregory, 1957–
Th e son also rises : surnames and the history of social mobility / Gregory Clark.
pages cm.—(Th e Princeton economic history of the Western world)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-691-16254-6 (hardcover : alk. paper)
1. Social mobility—History. I. Title.
HT612.C53 2014
305.5′1309—dc23 2013042815
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To Mary

contents
Preface ix
1 Introduction: Of Ruling Classes and Underclasses:
Th e Laws of Social Mobility 1
PART I Social Mobility by Time and Place
2 Sweden: Mobility Achieved? 19
3 Th e United States: Land of Opportunity 45
4 Medieval England: Mobility in the Feudal Age 70
5 Modern England: Th e Deep Roots of the Present 88
6 A Law of Social Mobility 107
7 Nature versus Nurture 126
PART II Testing the Laws of Mobility
8 India: Caste, Endogamy, and Mobility 143
9 China and Taiwan: Mobility aft er Mao 167
10 Japan and Korea: Social Homogeneity and Mobility 182
11 Chile: Mobility among the Oligarchs 199
12 Th e Law of Social Mobility and Family Dynamics 212
13 Protestants, Jews, Gypsies, Muslims, and Copts:
Exceptions to the Law of Mobility? 228
14 Mobility Anomalies 253
recto runningfoot vii