
Middle Classes
Their Rise and Sprawl
Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
Published on 2. October 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-0-7538-1721-6 (ISBN)
Description
Afternoon tea, the Women's Institute, Mrs Beeton, department stores, suburbia, seaside holidays and cycling clubs - all preserves of the great middle class. But where did the middle classes come from? And what makes a person middle class today? Although the term 'middle class' is part of our everyday language, the middle class has not been a feature of the British social scene from time immemorial. Drawing on the memories and life stories of individuals and families, as well as the words of distinguished historians and social commentators, this fascinating portrait of a people traces the roots of middle-class values in Victorian England through to the great educational reforms of the twentieth century. Panoramic and personal, this book provides a compelling picture of this influential social group and looks at what their future might be.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Orion Publishing Co
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 199 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
290 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7538-1721-6 (9780753817216)
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06/2011
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
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Persons
Simon Gunn is a Principal Lecturer in History at Leeds Metropolitan University and author of the widely praised THE PUBLIC CULTURE OF THE VICTORIAN MIDDLE CLASS (MUP 2000). Rachel Bell was the series producer for BBC Bristol's MIDDLE CLASSES AND ARISTOCRACY.