The Cambridge Social History of Britain, 1750}}}1950 [Paperback]

Now in paperback, a three volume thematic interpretation of the development of modern British society from 1750.The final volume discusses the institutions that affected social conditions and influenced values and attitudes. Social policies were made for the most part by the comfortably off and those in power for the supposed good of the less fortunate. Contributors to this volume examine these initiatives with regard to, among others, the development of health care, philanthropy and the voluntary sector, the police and crime, professional associations and unions.1. Government and society in England and Wales, 17501914 Pat Thane; 2. Society and the state in twentieth century Britain Jose Harris; 3. Education Gillian Sutherland; 4. Health and medicine Virginia Berridge; 5. Crime, authority and the police-man state V. A. C. Gatrell; 6. Religion James Obelkevich; 7. Philanthropy F. K. Prochaska; 8. Clubs, societies and associations R. J. Morris. These unique, comprehensive, collaborative volumes offer compelling evidence of the richness and vitality of British social history some three decades after its emergence in the later 1950s and early 1960s. In many ways the 22 essays written by scholars at institutions throughout Great Britain constitute a persuasive commentary on the current healthy status of the field. Social Science Quarterly ...are certain to become standard reference works charting the course of scholarship at a particular point in time. That is no mean accomplishment, and social historians of Britain should be grateful for it. Social Science Quarterly The CSHB is saved from the unevenness common to many such endeavors by the expertness of its contributors and by a concern to produce more than a collection of articles. Each volume, indeed almost every essay, can stand on its own as a worthwhile contribution to understanding British social history and a useful resource for students at all levels. Both the footnotes and the extensive bibliographiel“+