British Society Since 1945: The Penguin Social History of Britain

by Arthur Marwick, J. H. Plumb (Foreword by)

Overview

High and popular culture; family, race, gender and class relations; sexual attitudes and material conditions; science and technology - the diversity of social developments in Britain from 1945 to 2002 are thoroughly explored in this new edition of aclassic text.

'Something of a tour de force... Without serious distortion or omission he moves dexterously through a wide variety of sources, ranging from poetry through film and novels to opinion polls.. it is astonishing how much he gets in' Times Educational Supplement

'An enjoyable, readable, usable achievement which leads the field' John Vincent, Sunday Times

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780141927343
Publisher:	Penguin UK
Publication date:	02/27/2003
Series:	The Penguin Social History of Britain
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	528
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Arthur Marwick is Professor of History at the Open University and served as Dean of Art from 1978 to 1984. His other books include THE SIXTIES and THE DELUGE.