The Edwardians: The Remaking of British Society
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780415061131 (041506113X)
Publish date: December 28th 1992
Publisher: Routledge
Pages no: 352
Edition language: English
For Britons, the first decade of the 20th century was one of great change. Traditional concepts of age, class, and gender faced increasing challenge, and the response ultimately transformed British society. In this book, Paul Thompson analyzes the changes British society underwent during those year...
Really fantastic historical sociology. Thompson conducted a huge national interview study of family, work and community life before 1918, then wrote a readable, comprehensive book about his realizations. ex:"The fate of the old [often ending up in institutions] might be seen as one consequence of ...