1st Edition
Conflict and Compromise Class Formation in English Society 1830-1914
By Dennis Smith
Copyright 1982
354 Pages
by
Routledge
354 Pages
by
Routledge
354 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1982, this study explores the dynamics of class formation during the vital decades between 1830 and 1914, when a rising urban industrial order was developing in complex interdependence with a declining rural agrarian order.
The book follows the divergent paths of two cities - Birmingham and Sheffield – in their social development. These paths reflect the complex process of... Read more
1. ‘But Here are Towns are’ 2. Between Neighbourhood and Nation 3. ‘Their Brutal, Bloated, Mindless Faces…’ 4. From Conflict to Equipoise 5. ‘The Training up of Well-Educated, Sober, Loyal and Obedient Servants’ 6. Mechanics and Medical Men 7. ‘Old Fashioned Ideas and Customs’ 8. Mastering Our Educators 9. ‘A Noisy Street in the Middle of a Smoky Town’ 10. Coalesce, Conflict and Compromise 11. ‘A Serious Danger to the Upper Classes; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Biography
Dennis Smith
