Stefan Ramsden

Working-Class Community in the Age of Affluence

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Produktbeschreibung

Utilising an oral history case study of sociability and identity in the Yorkshire town of Beverley between the end of the Second World War and the election of Margaret Thatcher's government, this book challenges this influential narrative. An introductory essay outlines how sociologists and historians understood the complex so

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 206
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Dezember 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 313g
• ISBN-13: 9780367874797
• ISBN-10: 0367874792
• Artikelnr.: 58440900

Autorenporträt

Stefan Ramsden is post-doctoral researcher at University of Hull, UK. After a decade working in the museums sector, he decided to pursue his interest in working-class history through returning to full-time study, and completed a PhD in 2013. Since then he has worked as a history teacher, lecturer and researcher in the University of Hull.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Families
Chapter 3. Neighbours
Chapter 4. Friends
Chapter 5. Workplaces
Chapter 6. Civil Society and Associational Life
Chapter 7. Identity and Place
Chapter 8. Conclusion
Appendix. Brief biographical details of research participants