The recent history of the working class is essential to any account of modern Britain: between 1880 and 1950 manual workers and their dependents made up three-quarters of the British population. In this fascinating collection of essays, Ross McKibbin examines the social and political character of the working class, as well as its relationship with the rest of society and the State. He focuses on such subjects as the relationship of work and hobbies, working-class gambling, class and poverty, and unemployment in inter-war Britain. What emerges is a coherent picture of the world in Britain's social classes. 'uniformly excellent, and should be read by anybody who is interested in the history, sociology or politics of Britain in the 20th century', London Review of Books 'splendid volume of essays . . . McKibbin has written an illuminating work which takes the vitally important step from labour to working-class history', Times Literary Supplement

`An original and frequently brilliant re-examination of the politics and culture of the working class in the first half of this century.' Observer
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`uniformly excellent, and should be read by anybody interested in the history, sociology or politics of Britain in the 20th century' London Review of Books
`splendid volume of essas ... an illuminating work' Times Literary Supplement



Book Information
ISBN 9780198205111
Author Ross McKibbin
Format Paperback
Page Count 320
Imprint Clarendon Press
Publisher Oxford University Press
Dimensions(mm) 216mm * 139mm * 18mm