Popular politics and popular culture in the age of the masses : studies in Lancashire and the North West of England, 1880s to 1930s / Jeffrey Hill.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hill, Jeff, 1943- author.

Series:

British identities since 1707 ; 1664-0284 vol. 6.

British identities since 1707, 1664-0284 ; vol. 6

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sports.

History.

Political parties.

England, North West--Politics and government--19th century.

England, North West.

England, North West--Politics and government--20th century.

Political parties--England, North West--History--19th century.

Political parties--England, North West--History--20th century.

Sports--England, North West--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

viii, 269 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Bern : Peter Lang, [2014]

Summary:

The book is a selection of essays from the author's work since the early 1980s. It presents an analysis of political and cultural trends based upon a series of case studies drawn from the North West of England, covering mainly the years between the Third Reform Act (1884) and the outbreak of the Second World War. The region was a heavily industrialized one, seen by many as in the vanguard of changes that gave rise to what is often referred to as 'modern' society. In politics the emergence in North West England of a new labour consciousness is plainly evident, but so too is the survival and adaptation of older political allegiances, notably popular Toryism. The region is also renowned in cultural terms for the emergence of modern sport, examined here in relation to both association football and cricket. Keenly aware of the general political, social and cultural developments in Britain and elsewhere during these years, the author is also alert to their impact in particular localities. The theme of locality has been a recurring one in the author's research, and the composition of this book reflects his changing approaches to it and to other, related issues of identity. Book jacket.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Lancashire and the North West 1

Part I 29

Chapter 2 The Lancashire Miners, Thomas Greenall and the Labour Party, 1900-1906 31

Chapter 3 Social Democracy and the Labour Movement: The Social-Democratic Federation in Lancashire 51

Chapter 4 Manchester and Salford Politics and the Early Development of the Independent Labour Party 73

Chapter 5 Lib-Labism, Socialism and Labour in Burnley, c. 1890-1918 111

Chapter 6 Politics, Gender, and 'New' Toryism: Lancashire in the 1920s 135

Part II 161

Chapter 7 Cricket and the Imperial Connection: Overseas Players in Lancashire in the Interwar Years 163

Chapter 8 A Hero in the Text: Race, Class and Gender Narratives in the Life of Learie Constantine 179

Chapter 9 Rite of Spring: Cup Finals and Community in the North of England 207

Chapter 10 Howard Jacobsons The Mighty Walzer and Manchester 241.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

3034309368

9783034309363

OCLC:

873762812

Publisher Number:

99959324858