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.
Classes and Cultures: England 1918-1951
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"...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
"...this 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
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Ross McKibbin is Fellow and Tutor in Modern History at St John's College, Oxford.
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THE English had no doubt, at least for most of the period 1918-51, that there was an upper class, though they would not necessarily have agreed as to its boundaries. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
middlebrow canon, major boarding schools, erotic bloods, multilateral schools, junior technical schools, middlebrow literature, secondary school fees, many working men, grammar school places, speedway racing, civic universities, public boarding schools, public day schools, major public schools, unskilled working class, higher professions, cinema attendance, interwar years Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Second World War, First World War, United States, Labour Party, Roman Catholic, Church of England, Conservative Party, Free Churches, House of Lords, New York, Social Survey, Daily Mail, Lloyd George, Rising Twenty, Daily Express, Great Britain, The Citadel, Caradog Jones, Lady Colefax, Prayer Book, Bethnal Green, House of Commons, West End, Exploring English Character, Pilgrim Trust New!
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THE English had no doubt, at least for most of the period 1918-51, that there was an upper class, though they would not necessarily have agreed as to its boundaries. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
middlebrow canon, major boarding schools, erotic bloods, multilateral schools, junior technical schools, middlebrow literature, secondary school fees, many working men, grammar school places, speedway racing, civic universities, public boarding schools, public day schools, major public schools, unskilled working class, higher professions, cinema attendance, interwar years Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Second World War, First World War, United States, Labour Party, Roman Catholic, Church of England, Conservative Party, Free Churches, House of Lords, New York, Social Survey, Daily Mail, Lloyd George, Rising Twenty, Daily Express, Great Britain, The Citadel, Caradog Jones, Lady Colefax, Prayer Book, Bethnal Green, House of Commons, West End, Exploring English Character, Pilgrim Trust New!
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