Time, Work and Leisure - Life Changes in England Since 1700

Informationen zum Autor Hugh Cunningham is Emeritus Professor of Social History at the University of Kent Klappentext Explores the major changes in our use of and attitude to time over three centuries. Asks why the 1960s and 1970s expectation that leisure time would increase has failed to come about Zusammenfassung Explores the major changes in our use of and attitude to time over three centuries. Asks why the 1960s and 1970s expectation that leisure time would increase has failed to come about -- . Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction2. Time and society in the eighteenth century3. Leisure preference and its critics, 1700-18504. Leisure and class, 1750-18505. Work time in decline, 1830-19706. Men, work and leisure, 1850-19707. The leisured class, 1840-19708. Towards 'work-life balance'ConclusionSelect bibliographyIndex

Product details

• Authors: Hugh Cunningham, Cunningham Hugh
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.06.2016
• EAN: 9781784993559
• ISBN: 978-1-78499-355-9
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: Studies in Popular Culture; Studies in Popular Culture
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; England, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, 20th Century, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Georgian Era (1714-1837), HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901), c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, British & Irish history, Social and cultural history, C 1700 To C 1800