The age of decadence : a history of Britain : 1880 to 1914 / Simon Heffer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Heffer, Simon, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain--History--Victoria, 1837-1901.

Great Britain.

History.

Great Britain--History--Edward VII, 1901-1910.

Great Britain--History--George V, 1910-1936.

Great Britain--Social conditions--19th century.

Social conditions.

Great Britain--Social conditions--20th century.

Physical Description:

xii, 897 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

Edition:

First Pegasus Books cloth edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Pegasus Books, 2021.

Summary:

"The folk memory of Britain in the years before the Great War is of a powerful, contented, orderly and thriving country. She commanded a vast empire. She bestrode international commerce. Her citizens were living longer, profiting from civil liberties their grandparents only dreamt of, and enjoying an expanding range of comforts and pastimes. The mood of pride and self-confidence is familiar from Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance marches, newsreels of George V's coronation and the London's great Edwardian palaces. Yet things were very different below the surface. In 'The Age of Decadence' Simon Heffer exposes the contradictions of late-Victorian and Edwardian Britain"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part I The World of the Late Victorians

1 The Decline of the Pallisers p. 39

2 The Rise of the Pooters p. 118

3 The Workers' Struggle p. 169

Part II Coming Storms

4 Imperial Tensions p. 213

5 Ireland p. 270

6 The Death of God p. 336

7 The Civilising Mission p. 363

8 Protecting Women p. 392

Part III Public Debates, Public Doubts

10 Nostalgia p. 442

11 Imperial Consequences p. 474

12 Art and Life p. 497

13 The Uses of Literacy p. 534

Part IV Strife

14 Men and Power p. 561

15 Dukes and Dreadnoughts p. 596

16 The Great Unrest p. 651

17 Votes for Women p. 707

18 Rebellion p. 769.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 827-838) and index.

ISBN:

9781643136707

1643136704

OCLC:

1244169868