The Ideologies of Class - Couverture souple

McKibbin, Ross

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0192852434 ISBN 13 : 9780192852434

Editeur : Oxford Paperbacks, 1991

Synopsis

Between 1880 and the early 1950s, about 75% of the British population were manual wage-earners or their dependents. Thus in order to understand the way modern Britain has evolved, it is essential to appreciate working-class culture and organization. This collection of essays examines such topics as gambling, hobbies, poverty, the effects of World Wars I and II and the failure of Marxism to give an integrated explanation of British society and class ideology.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This is a study of the social character of the British working class in the period from the 1880s to the early 1950s, when about seventy-five per cent of the population were manual workers, or their dependents. It has three central themes: the nature of working-class culture and working-class organization; the relationships between the working class and other classes; and the role of both World Wars and the state in shaping class relations. Ross 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 based. Attitudes to work and leisure are also explored, to build a coherent picture of the ideological world of Britain's social classes.

Revue de presse

'uniformly excellent, and should be read by anybody who is interested in the history, sociology or politics of Britain in the 20th century' London Review of Books

'splendid volume of essays ... an illuminating work which takes the vitally important step from labour to working-class history' Times Literary Supplement

'a useful corrective to a number of sociological and social historical caricatures' Times Higher Education Supplement

'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

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Oxford Paperbacks
• Date d'édition: 1991
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0192852434
• ISBN 13: 9780192852434
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 319
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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