Middle Classes: Their Rise and Sprawl - Couverture souple

Gunn, Simon; Bell, Rachel

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0753817217 ISBN 13 : 9780753817216

Editeur : Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd ), 2003

Synopsis

Afternoon tea, the Women's Institute, Mrs Beeton, department stores, suburbia, seaside holidays and cycling clubs - all preserves of the great middle class. But where did the middle classes come from? And what makes a person middle class today? Although the term 'middle class' is part of our everyday language, the middle class has not been a feature of the British social scene from time immemorial. Drawing on the memories and life stories of individuals and families, as well as the words of distinguished historians and social commentators, this fascinating portrait of a people traces the roots of middle-class values in Victorian England through to the great educational reforms of the twentieth century. Panoramic and personal, this book provides a compelling picture of this influential social group and looks at what their future might be.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Simon Gunn is a Principal Lecturer in History at Leeds Metropolitan University and author of the widely praised THE PUBLIC CULTURE OF THE VICTORIAN MIDDLE CLASS (MUP 2000). Rachel Bell was the series producer for BBC Bristol's MIDDLE CLASSES AND ARISTOCRACY.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0753817217
• ISBN 13: 9780753817216
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 304
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible