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.Volume Two explores the questions of social structure, social mobility and class relations. Family and household, the social implications of demographic change, jobs, working and housing conditions, and family relations were all crucial elements in the shaping of group consciousness; these form the main themes of this volume. With chapters on nutrition, patterns of food and drink consumption and leisure activities, a comprehensive overview is built up on the way the social order has been changed.1. The social implications of demographic change Michael Anderson; 2. The family in Britain Leonore Davidoff; 3. Work Patrick Joyce; 4. Housing M. J. Daunton; 5. Food, drink and nutrition D. J. Oddy; 6. Leisure and culture H. Cunningham. 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 bibliographies show that the promise of scholarly currency has been kept. Thomas R. Knox, Journal of Cultural GeogralF