1st Edition

The Making of Modern English Society from 1850

By Janet Roebuck Copyright 1983
248 Pages
by Routledge

248 Pages
by Routledge

218 Pages
by Routledge

In the second half of the nineteenth century and the first half of the twentieth century a variety of forces emerged which changed society in many profound and subtle ways. The Making of Modern English Society from 1850 uses the findings of recent historical and sociological research contemporary literature, and a wide range of historical sources to form a clear picture of the main patterns of... Read more
Chapter 1 Introduction: the Changing Shape of Society Chapter 2 The Structure of Mid-Nineteenth-Century Society Chapter 3 The Later Nineteenth Century: Society in Flux Chapter 4 The Edwardian Years Chapter 5 The War Machine Chapter 6 The Interwar Years and Social Readjustments Chapter 7 War and Welfare State Chapter 8 The Structure of Mid-Twentieth-Century Society

Biography

Janet Roebuck Department of History, University of New Mexico