Author: W. Herbert ScottPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : West Riding of Yorkshire (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
The West Riding of Yorkshire at the Opening of the Twentieth Century
Author: W. Herbert ScottPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : West Riding of Yorkshire (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
West Riding of Yorkshire at the Opening of the 20th Century, And, Contemporary Biographies
Author: William Herbert & Pike Scott (W.T.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
West Riding of Yorkshire at the Opening of the 20th Century: Contemporary Biographies
Author: W. H. SCOTTWest Riding of Yorkshire at the Opening of the 20th Century (pikes New Century No. 6) Includes
Author: W. H. SCOTTLancashire at the opening of the twentieth century, by W.B. Tracy. Contemporary biographies, ed. by W.T. Pike
Author: William Burnett TracyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Lancashire (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
Researching Yorkshire Quaker History
Author: Helen E. RobertsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Quakers
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
Surrey at the Opening of the Twentieth Century
Author: W. E. HitchinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Country homes
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
A Companion to Contemporary Britain 1939 - 2000
Author: Paul AddisonPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1405141409
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 600
Book Description
A Companion to Contemporary Britain covers the key themesand debates of 20th-century history from the outbreak of the SecondWorld War to the end of the century. Assesses the impact of the Second World War Looks at Britain’s role in the wider world, including thelegacy of Empire, Britain’s ‘specialrelationship’ with the United States, and integration withcontinental Europe Explores cultural issues, such as class consciousness,immigration and race relations, changing gender roles, and theimpact of the mass media Covers domestic politics and the economy Introduces the varied perspectives dominating historicalwriting on this period Identifies the key issues which are likely to fuel futuredebate
The Making of the English Working Class
Author: E. P. ThompsonPublisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1504022173
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
A history of the common people and the Industrial Revolution: “A true masterpiece” and one of the Modern Library’s 100 Best Nonfiction Books of the twentieth century (Tribune). During the formative years of the Industrial Revolution, English workers and artisans claimed a place in society that would shape the following centuries. But the capitalist elite did not form the working class—the workers shaped their own creations, developing a shared identity in the process. Despite their lack of power and the indignity forced upon them by the upper classes, the working class emerged as England’s greatest cultural and political force. Crucial to contemporary trends in all aspects of society, at the turn of the nineteenth century, these workers united into the class that we recognize all across the Western world today. E. P. Thompson’s magnum opus, The Making of the English Working Class defined early twentieth-century English social and economic history, leading many to consider him Britain’s greatest postwar historian. Its publication in 1963 was highly controversial in academia, but the work has become a seminal text on the history of the working class. It remains incredibly relevant to the social and economic issues of current times, with the Guardian saying upon the book’s fiftieth anniversary that it “continues to delight and inspire new readers.”
Somerset Maugham
Author: Jeffrey MeyersPublisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307491110
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
An instinctive and magnificent storyteller, Somerset Maugham was one of the most popular and successful writers of his time. He published seventy-eight books -- including the undisputed classics Of Human Bondage and The Razor’s Edge -- which sold over 40 million copies in his lifetime. Born in Paris to sophisticated parents, Willie Maugham was orphaned at the age of ten and brought up in a small English coastal town by narrow-minded relatives. He was trained as a doctor, but never practiced medicine. His novel Ashenden, based on his own espionage for Britain in World War I, influenced writers from Eric Ambler to John le Carr?. After a failed affair with an actress, he married another man’s mistress, but reserved his greatest love for a man who shared his life for nearly thirty years. He traveled the world and spoke several languages. Despite a debilitating stutter, and an acerbic and formal manner, he entertained literary celebrities and royalty at his villa in the south of France. He made a fortune from his writing--the short story “Rain” alone earned him a million dollars–yet true critical recognition, and the esteem of his literary peers, eluded him. The life of Somerset Maugham, as told by acclaimed biographer Jeffrey Meyers, is an intriguing, glamorous, complex, and extraordinary account of one of the twentieth century’s most enduring writers. From the Trade Paperback edition.