A Social History of England 1851-1990 / Edition 2

by Francois Bedarida

Overview

In this, the second edition of A Social History of England, Francois Bédarida has added a new final chapter on the last fifteen years.

The book now traces the evolution of English society from the height of the British Empire to the dawn of the single European market. Making full use of the Annales school of French historiography, Bédarida takes his inquiry beyond conventional views to penetrate the attitudes, behaviour and psychology of the British people.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415016148
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	04/18/1991
Edition description:	Revised
Pages:	404
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Francois Bedarida, translated by A.S. Forster and Jeffrey Hodgkinson.

Table of Contents

Preface Part I The Power and the Glory: 1851-80 1 INDUSTRIALISM TRIUMPHANT 2 THE MERITS OF HIERARCHY 3 POWER AND CONSENSUS Part II The Old World Resists: 1880-1914 4 THE CRISIS OF VICTORIAN VALUES 5 FROM OLIGARCHY TO DEMOCRACY? 6 THE SPLENDOUR AND SQUALOR OF A GOLDEN AGE Part III Through Storms and Crises to Recovery: 1914-55 7 THE SEARCH FOR SECURITY AND STABILITY 8 THE IMMUTABLE CLASS SYSTEM 9 THE SLOWLY CHANGING SOCIAL LANDSCAPE 10 THE FRUITS OF AFFLUENCE 11 DECADENCE OR WISDOM?

Editorial Reviews

Reviews of the first edition:

'An outstanding, perceptive study probably even more needed by British students than French ones.' - Arthur Marwick, History

'... Bedarida constantly opens fresh perspectives on a familiar landscape ... It is an outsider's view of England from the pen of one whose continuous research and activity in English social history has made him an honorary and honoured member of the English professional society.' - Economic History Review

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