The Making of Modern English Society from 1850

The Making of Modern English Society from 1850
Author: Janet Roebuck
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 170
Release: 1982
Genre: England
ISBN: 071000415X

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 the social changes which took place in this turbulent period. Jane Roebuck shows how in these hundred years the whole fabric of society altered more rapidly and radically than in ant preceding century. She gives and account of the dramatic change which occurred in all spheres of national liked. She demonstrates how the drift towards socialism, which began in the nineteenth century, gathered momentum in the twentieth and how massive social chance was on produce of the two world wars. In the field of economics, the author considers the development of the maturing but still primitive industrial economy of the mid-nineteenth century into a modern economy based on mass production and mass consumption. She also describes the change in emphasis from desire for world power to concern for domestic prosperity and welfare services.

Modern England, 1901-1984

Modern England, 1901-1984
Author: Alfred F. Havighurst
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 126
Release: 2004-07-08
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780521522472

The most comprehensive bibliography of printed books, articles, and standard texts on twentieth-century England.

A Social History of England 1851-1990

A Social History of England 1851-1990
Author: Francois Bedarida
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 402
Release: 2013-06-17
Genre: History
ISBN: 1136097244

In this, the second edition of A Social History of England, Francois Bédarida has added a new final chapter on the last fifteen years. The book now traces the evolution of English society from the height of the British Empire to the dawn of the single European market. Making full use of the Annales school of French historiography, Bédarida takes his inquiry beyond conventional views to penetrate the attitudes, behaviour and psychology of the British people.

Modern English Society

Modern English Society
Author: Judith Ryder
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 357
Release: 2024-01-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 1003831915

First published in 1970, Modern English Society is primarily concerned with the period since the Great Exhibition of 1851. Judith Ryder and Harold Silver begin by surveying the consequences, good and ill, of industrialization, and go on to explore the changing pattern of social relationships to which it gave rise. They discuss such topics as the growth of towns and of large-scale administration, the development of welfare services, the emergence of mass politics, the mass media and mass production. They show how social attitudes, and the interpretation of historical facts are colored by our ideological views. In the second half of the book, they examine the structure and functioning of contemporary social institutions – the family, education, the economic and political systems – and assess their implications for the individual, for specific social groups, and for society as a whole. This book will be of interest to students of history and sociology.

British History 1815-1914

British History 1815-1914
Author: Norman McCord
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 612
Release: 2007
Genre: History
ISBN: 0199233195

This fully revised and updated new edition, extended to cover the period up to 1914, provides the ultimate introduction to British history between the end of the Napoleonic Wars and the outbreak of the First World War.

Society and Economy in Modern Britain 1700-1850

Society and Economy in Modern Britain 1700-1850
Author: Richard Brown
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 494
Release: 2002-11-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 1134982763

For both contemporaries and later historians the Industrial Revolution is viewed as a turning point' in modern British history. There is no doubt that change occurred, but what was the nature of that change and how did affect rural and urban society? Beginning with an examination of the nature of history and Britain in 1700, this volume focuses on the economic and social aspects of the Industrial Revolution. Unlike many previous textbooks on the same period, it emphasizes British history, and deals with developments in Wales, Scotland, and Ireland in their own right. It is the emphasis on the diversity, not the uniformity of experience, on continuities as well as change in this crucial period of development, which makes this volume distinctive. In his companion title Richard Brown completes his examination of the period and looks at the changes that took place in Britain's political system and in its religious affiliations.

Epidemics and History

Epidemics and History
Author: Sheldon J. Watts
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 422
Release: 1999-01-01
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9780300080872

This book will become the standard account of the way disease has transformed societies and of how the structuring of society, politics, the economy and the medical profession has shaped the spread and containment of epidemics.

The Shaping of Modern Britain

The Shaping of Modern Britain
Author: Eric Evans
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 568
Release: 2014-01-14
Genre: History
ISBN: 1317862376

In this wide-ranging history of modern Britain, Eric Evans surveys every aspect of the period in which Britain was transformed into the world's first industrial power. By the end of the nineteenth century, Britain was still ruled by wealthy landowners, but the world over which they presided had been utterly transformed. It was an era of revolutionary change unparalleled in Britain - yet that change was achieved without political revolution. Ranging across the developing empire, and dealing with such central institutions as the church, education, health, finance and rural and urban life, The Shaping of Modern Britain provides an unparallelled account of Britain's rise to superpower status. Particular attention is given to the Great Reform Act of 1832, and the implications of the 1867 Reform Act are assessed. The book discusses: - the growing role of the central state in domestic policy making - the emergence of the Labour party - the Great Depression - the acquisition of a vast territorial empire Comprehensive, informed and engagingly written, The Shaping of Modern Britain will be an invaluable introduction for students of this key period of British history.

Longman Handbook to Modern British History 1714 - 2001

Longman Handbook to Modern British History 1714 - 2001
Author: Chris Cook
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 521
Release: 2014-07-10
Genre: History
ISBN: 1317875249

This compact and accessible reference work provides all the essential facts and figures about major aspects of modern British history from the death of Queen Anne to the end of the 1990s. The Longman Handbook of Modern British History has been extended to include a fully-revised bibliography (reflecting the wealth of newly published material in recent years), the new statistics on social and economic history and an expanded glossary of terms. The political chronologies have been revised to include the electoral defeat of John Major and the record of New Labour in office. Designed for the student and general reader, this highly-successful handbook provides a wealth of varied data within the confines of a single volume.