W G Runciman

Very Different, But Much the Same

The Evolution of English Society Since 1714

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A multi-disciplinary look at English society over three centuries, arguing that although much about society has changed - technology, lifestyles, amenities, beliefs, attitudes, norms, and values - the distribution of political, ideological, and economic power between society's constituent roles has stayed the same.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Januar 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 165mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 476g
• ISBN-13: 9780198712428
• ISBN-10: 0198712421
• Artikelnr.: 47866707

Autorenporträt

W. G. Runicman was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge, and has been a Fellow at Trinity College, Cambridge since 1971. He became a Fellow of the British Academy in 1975, and was awarded a CBE in 1987. From 2001 to 2005, he was President of the British Academy. Runicman has been awarded honorary degrees from Edinburgh, London, Oxford, Newcastle, and York. As Viscount Runciman, he was Chairman of the Royal Commission on Criminal Justice in England and Wales from 1991 to 1993.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Preface
Introduction
1: What Changed, and What Didn't?
2: Politics and the Power of the State
3: Ideology and the Power of Prestige
4: Economics and the Power of Markets
5: Does Intergenerational Social Mobility Matter?
Conclusion
Index