The Edwardians: The Remaking of British Society

The Edwardians: The Remaking of British Society

Everyone who lived during the reign of Edward VII was an Edwardian, not merely the rich, the literary or the scandalous. In this classic work, Paul Thompson records the life stories of some five hundred Edwardians born between 1872 and 1906 in a pioneering use of oral history, which captures a unique record of their times. Domestics, labourers, skilled and semi-skilled workers, professionals and high society men and women describe their work, their families, their politics and their leisure. The Edwardians establishes and describes the most important dimensions of social change in the early twentieth century: class structure, gender distinctions, age distinctions - urban and rural - and regional differences. It also evaluates the forces for social change in the period: economic pressures, religious and political conviction, feminism and socialism, patriotism and the war, to reveal how near and how far Edwardian society was to revolution in this time of critical social change. By giving a voice to the contribution and experience of ordinary people, Paul Thompson brings the Edwardian era vividly to life. This new edition, is substantially revised and includes a new chapter on Identity and Power, to take into account major historiographical and social changes since its publication in 1975. It has new photographs and an up-to-date bibliography.

Country	USA
Author	Paul Thompson
Binding	Paperback
EAN	9780415061148
Edition	2
ISBN	0415061148
Label	Routledge
Manufacturer	Routledge
MPN	illustrations, 16pp b&w photographs
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	380
PartNumber	illustrations, 16pp b&w photographs
PublicationDate	2004-08-26
Publisher	Routledge
Studio	Routledge
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

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