Classes and Cultures: England 1918-1951

ISBN-13: 9780198206729 / Angielski / Twarda / 1998 / 576 str.

Ross McKibbin

Opis

In this fascinating study, Ross McKibbin exposes the fundamental struc tures and belief systems which underpinned English society in the firs t half of the twentieth century.

Recenzje

McKibbin's understanding of class is more sophisticated than the fairly traditional divisions of his book might superficially suggest. McKibbin pays careful attention to the gendered nature of class belonging and is particularly illuminating in his exploration of the experience and consequences of role segregation in working-class communities. The strengths of Classes and Cultures are legion. McKibbin's insights into the subtle workings of English society are displayed at every turn... his observations about the influence of the United States on social life in Britain, scattered throughout the book, are more insightful than those of most other historians... his analysis of the Americanization of the spoken language in England, along with the ways in which this was experienced by men and women from different classes, is particularly illuminating.

O autorze

Ross McKibbin is Fellow and Tutor in Modern History at St John's College, Oxford.