Hajo Thelen reviewed The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson (A Bantam spectra book)
Diamond Age > Golden Age
It's a long ago I've read this book.
I remember espacially the society Stephenson has createdd for this story.
The Victorian Age was seen as a Golden Age by the tech bros of the 90's. The society of this book is basically the Victorian Age pumpt up with nano tech stuff. A Golden Age++ or a "Diamond Age"