The Working Class in Mid Twentieth-century England - 9780719084737

This book maps how working class life was transformed in England in the middle years of the twentieth century. National trends in employment, welfare, and living standards are illuminated via a focus on Brighton, providing valuable new perspectives of class and community formation. Based on fresh archival research, life histories, and contemporary social surveys, the book historicizes important cultural and community studies which molded popular perceptions of class and social change in the post-war period. It shows how council housing, slum clearance, and demographic trends impacted on working-class families and communities. While suburbanization transformed home life, leisure, and patterns of association, there were important continuities in terms of material poverty, social networks, and cultural practices. This book will be essential reading for academics and students researching modern and contemporary social and cultural history, sociology, cultural studies, and human geography.

Informazioni bibliografiche

• Titolo del Libro in lingua: The Working Class in Mid Twentieth-century England
• Sottotitolo: Community, Identity and Social Memory
• Lingua: English
• Autore:  Ben Jones
• Editore: Palgrave Macmillan
• Collana: Palgrave Macmillan (Hardcover)
• Data di Pubblicazione: 07 Agosto '12
• Genere: HISTORY
• Pagine: 256
• Dimensioni mm: 234 x 156 x 0
• ISBN-10: 0719084733
• EAN-13: 9780719084737