Social History of England by Asa Briggs

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Social History of England by Asa Briggs

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Originally published in 1983 by Weidenfeld and Nicholson this is the third revised edition of this exploration of English society, brought up to the present day. Briggs's approach to history is to emphasize human experience rather than concepts, switching from kitchen to drawing room or garden, from field to factory.

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Social History of England by Asa Briggs

Ranging widely over time and place, Asa Briggs highlights continuities and changes in society in England from prehistory to the present day. Literature, art and politics are investigated as aspects and gauges of human experience, research in related disciplines is discussed and changes in historical interpretations explained. The author also offers his own, personal, view of social history.

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President of the Social History Society, the Victorian Society, and the Ephemera Society is ASA BRIGGS. He was Chancellor of the Open University from 1978 to 1994 and is a Fellow of both the British and American Academies.

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ISBN 13 9780297832621
ISBN 10 029783262X
Title Social History of England
Author Asa Briggs
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Orion Publishing Co
Year published 1994-10-20
Number of pages 352
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.

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