Within capitalism, middle class initially referred to the bourgeoisie and petite bourgeoisie.
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Originally the term was a Chinese translation of petite bourgeoisie.
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He was a member of the respectable middle classes, the petite bourgeoisie of Marxist derision.
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His family was conservative German petite bourgeoisie.
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They regarded themselves as petite bourgeoisie to distinguish themselves from ordinary city dwellers.
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On 23 February 1848 Guizot's cabinet resigned, abandoned by the petite bourgeoisie, on whose support they thought they could depend.
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In February 1848, the workers and petite bourgeoisie had fought together, but now, in June 1848, the lines were drawn differently.
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It is extremely useful that the democratic groups-the petite bourgeoisie, the liberals, the center-left organizations and some religious leaders-stayed out.
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Most of his paintings are condensed sonnets in praise of the middle path, the sober life of the Parisian petite bourgeoisie, especially as embodied in his own household.