Description |
xiii, 242 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
Series |
Studying family and community history ; v. 3 |
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Studying family and community history, 19th and 20th centuries ; v. 3 |
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Studying family and community history ; v. 3
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Studying family and community history, 19th and 20th centuries ; v. 3
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Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Lists of figures and tables -- Contributors -- Preface -- Introduction John Golby -- Part I. Work and Occupations: 1. Ideas and debates on work John Golby -- 2. Work case studies: individual examples Monica Shelley, John Golby, Clive Emsley -- 3. Work case studies: some occupations and roles Michael Drake, John Golby, Ruth Finnegan -- 4. Work and community: changing occupational profiles Ian Donnachie -- Part II. Class, Mobility and Local Politics: 5. Social mobility Bernard Waites, Michael Drake, Ruth Finnegan -- 6. Parliamentary elections and community history Michael Drake -- 7. Local elections in the 1920s and 1930s: Northampton David Murray -- Part III. Religion, Culture and Leisure: 8. Family, community and religion Kate Tiller, Terry Thomas, Brenda Collins -- 9. Cultural life John Golby -- Part IV. Reflecting on the Issues: 10. Conclusion John Golby, Ruth Finnegan -- Exercises: answers and comments -- Acknowledgements -- Index |
Summary |
This is the third volume in a new initiative in the study of local history, designed to equip students and amateur enthusiasts with a mastery of the basic techniques and concepts required to pursue the subject in depth. It opens with a series of case studies of various occupations |
Analysis |
Communities Social life History |
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Great Britain |
Notes |
Includes index |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Subject |
Communities.
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Community life.
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Elections -- Great Britain -- History.
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Families -- Great Britain -- History.
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Families -- Great Britain.
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Family demography -- Great Britain.
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Leisure -- Great Britain -- History.
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Occupations -- Great Britain -- History.
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SUBJECT |
Great Britain -- Genealogy.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007100249
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Great Britain -- Social conditions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056940
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Author |
Golby, J. M. (John M.)
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Open University.
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LC no. |
94219044 |
ISBN |
0521460034 |
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0521465796 (paperback) |
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