| Description |
xviii,472 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. The changing environment -- 2. People -- 3. Class -- 4. Poverty and welfare -- 5. Life and leisure -- 6. Religion -- 7. Education |
| Summary |
For better and worse, modern Britain is faced with the legacy of her past as the first industrial nation. Tracing the development of society since the mid-eighteenth century, this book sets in long-term perspective the problems and possibilities that confront social scientists, historians, and all who are interested in current affairs. The second edition of this deservedly popular account follows its predecessor in considering seven broad, interrelated themes: the environment; people; class; poverty and welfare; life and leisure; religion; and education. But it differs in its extended chronology (the considerable changes in society between 1985 and 1997 are now part of the picture) and in its incorporation of new currents in historical writing on matters such as the language of class, the position of women and secularization. Treatment of topics is genuinely British, insofar as the state of research permits, though the different histories of England, Scotland, and Wales are fully recognised |
| Notes |
Previous ed. published: London : Edward Arnold, 1987 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliography and index |
| SUBJECT |
Great Britain -- History -- 18th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056808
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Great Britain -- History -- 19th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056819
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Great Britain -- History -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056824
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Great Britain -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056719
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Great Britain -- Social conditions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056940
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Great Britain -- Social life and customs. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056946
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| Author |
Sharpe, J. A.
Early modern England
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| ISBN |
0340579447 (paperback) |
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