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The making of modern English society from 1850.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Roebuck, Janet.
- Series:
- Development of English society.
- Development of English society
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Great Britain--History--20th century.
- Great Britain.
- Great Britain--Social conditions--20th century.
- Great Britain--Social conditions--19th century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (170 p.)
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1982.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In the second half of the nineteenth century and the first half of the twentieth century a variety of forces emerged which changed society in many profound and subtle ways. The Making of Modern English Society from 1850 uses the findings of recent historical and sociological research contemporary literature, and a wide range of historical sources to form a clear picture of the main patterns of the social changes which took place in this turbulent period.
- Contents:
- Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Series Editor's Preface; Contents; Plates; Figures; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 Introduction: the Changing Shape of Society; Chapter 2 The Structure of Mid-Nineteenth-Century Society; Chapter 3 The Later Nineteenth Century: Society in Flux; Chapter 4 The Edwardian Years; Chapter 5 The War Machine; Chapter 6 The Interwar Years and Social Readjustments; Chapter 7 War and Welfare State; Chapter 8 The Structure of Mid-Twentieth-Century Society; Figures; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliography.
- ISBN:
- 1-135-78513-9
- 1-135-78514-7
- 1-280-15129-3
- 0-203-99247-4
- 9780203992470
- OCLC:
- 456028375
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