Popular Culture and Custom in Nineteenth-Century England

First published in 1982, this book is concerned with the tensions between continuity and change in customs, rituals, beliefs of artisans, factory workers and sections of the lower middle classes in the nineteenth century. This book will be of interest to those studying Victorian history.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; 1. Introduction: Persistence and Change in Nineteenth-century Popular Culture Robert D. Storch 2. The Decline of the Oral Tradition in Popular Culture David Vincent 3. Methodism, Popular Beliefs and Village Culture in Cornwall, 1800-50 John Rule 4. 'Please to Remember the Fifth of November': Conflict, Solidarity and Public Order in Southern England, 1815-1900 Robert D. Storch 5. The Lancashire Wakes in the Nineteenth Century John K. Walton and Robert Poole 6. Interpreting the Festival Calendar Wakes and Friars as Carnivals Douglas A. Reid 7. Secrecy, Ritual and Folk Violence: The Opacity of the Workplace in the First Half of the Nineteenth Century Clive Behagg 8. Custom, Capital and Culture in the Victorian Music Hall Peter Bailey; Notes on the Contributors; Index

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Robert D. Storch

Zusammenfassung

First published in 1982, this book is concerned with the tensions between continuity and change in customs, rituals, beliefs of artisans, factory workers and sections of the lower middle classes in the nineteenth century. This book will be of interest to those studying Victorian history.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Robert Storch
• Mitarbeit: Robert Storch (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 08.06.2016
• EAN: 9781138665439
• ISBN: 978-1-138-66543-9
• Seiten: 226
• Serie: Routledge Library Editions: The Victorian World
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Soziologie > Allgemeines, Lexika; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Cultural Studies, European History, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Georgian Era (1714-1837), SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901), c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Social and cultural history