Ideologies of Class - Social Relations in Britain 1880-1950

Zusatztext 'The value of McKibbin's work lies in his intelligent employment of concepts developed by sociologists and psychologists! as well as social historians.'Joseph Melling! University of Exeter! Economic History Review! Volume XLIII! No.4 November 1990 Klappentext In this incisive analysis of the social character of the British working class from 1880 to the early 1950s, McKibbin examines different aspects of British political, social, and economic history to give an integrated explanation of the development of modern British society and the ideological assumptions on which it is founded. Zusammenfassung A study of the social character of the British working class from the 1880s to the 1950s. Its central themes are working-class cultures and organizations, the relationship between the working class and other classes and the class changes wrought by two World Wars. Inhaltsverzeichnis Abbreviations; Why was there no Marxism in Great Britain?; Arthur Henderson as Labour leader; The franchise factor in the rise of the Labour party; Working class gambling in Great Britain, 1880-1950; Class and poverty in Edwardian England; The economic policy of the second Labour government, 1929-1931; The 'Social Psychology' of unemployment in inter-war Britain; Class and conventional wisdom: The Conservative party and the 'public' in inter-war Britain; Conclusion; Index

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• Authors: Ross Mckibbin, Ross (Fellow and Tutor in Modern History Mckibbin, McKibbin Ross
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 19.04.1990
• EAN: 9780198221609
• ISBN: 978-0-19-822160-9
• No. of pages: 324
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, 20th Century, Social & cultural history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, c 1800 to c 1900, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Social and cultural history, Social classes, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes & Economic Disparity, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General, Social groups, communities and identities