Social Conflict and the Political Order in Modern Britain

James E Cronin (Curatore)

Jonathan Schneer (Curatore)

Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2024

First Published in 1982, Social Conflict and the Political Order in Modern Britain offers a selection of work on British social history done by scholars working in a distinctly American context. The authors strongly feel that the way forward in social history is not some retreat into still more detailed, apolitical history, nor a move away from social analysis back towards a study of the purely political. Rather, it seems that the most fruitful path to follow is to build upon the strengths and achievements of the previous social history with a view towards theorizing its political significance while struggling to create a new kind of political history that will be more integrally social. The book brings important themes like Britain and the social movements; strikes and the urban hierarchy in English industrial towns; British dockers during First World War; the British Labour and the Cold War; and rethinking labour history and the importance of work. This is a must read for scholars and researchers of labour history, British history, social history and history in general.

• Curatore: James E Cronin, Jonathan Schneer
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Collana: Routledge Revivals
• Anno: 2024
• Rilegatura: Hardback
• Pagine: 224 p.
• Dimensioni: 234 x 156 mm
• Peso: 570 gr.
• EAN: 9781032865959

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