Classes and Cultures: England 1918-1951

by Ross McKibbin

Overview

In this fascinating study, Ross McKibbin exposes the fundamental structures and belief systems which underpinned English society in the first half of the twentieth century.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198206729
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	04/30/1998
Pages:	580
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.50(d)
Lexile:	1400L (what's this?)

About the Author

Ross McKibbin is Fellow and Tutor in Modern History at St John's College, Oxford.

Table of Contents

1. The Upper Class: Honour and Wealth2. The Middle Class (I)3. The Middle Class (II)4. The Working Class (I)5. The Working Class (II)6. Education and Mobility7. Religion and Belief8. Sexuality and Morality9. The Sporting Life10. Music for the People11. The Cinema and the English12. Listening In13. The Community of Language14. ConclusionBibliographyIndex

Editorial Reviews

"[A] brilliantly written, deeply subtle critique of social classes and cultural attitudes from the Armistice to the Festival of Britain...[McKibbin] has deconstructed the essence of a great people, with skill and an Australian's wry detachment."—The Guardian

"[A] work of major importance that will have to be taken seriously by anyone concerned with the role of class in twentieth-century England."—American Historical Review

"[T]his very original analysis of English society during a handful of decades in the first half of the twentieth century merits attention precisely because it suggests how much can be accomplished if an effort is made to combine a consideration of changes in social class structure with cultural continuities and transformations...McKibbin's genius resides in his capacity to dwell on significant detail, to provide statistical data of every kind, at the same time offering provocative insights on the information he has garnered through a close study of many kinds of evidence."—Albion

"The detail of this book is marvelous."—British Politics Group Newsletter

"McKibbin's work will last..."—Susan Pedersen, London Review of Books

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