Moving Histories of Class and Community: Identity, Place and Belonging in Contemporary England (Identity Studies in the Social Sciences)

Rogaly, B.

ISBN 10: 0230219934 / ISBN 13: 9780230219939

Published by Palgrave Macmillan, 2009

About this Item

A major new study of white working class Britain since 1930, that shows how meanings of poverty have changed over time and how individuals reject categorization by the state. This book challenges accepted wisdom on the white working class, providing new understandings of community, place and class, arguing for the importance of migration. Series: Identity Studies in the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFA; JFFN; JFSC; JFSG; JKS; YQH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456. . 2009. 2009th Edition. hardcover. . . . .

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Moving Histories of Class and Community: Identity, Place and Belonging in Contemporary England (Identity Studies in the Social Sciences)
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0230219934
• ISBN 13: 9780230219939
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

A major new study of white working class Britain since 1930, that shows how meanings of poverty have changed over time and how individuals reject categorization by the state. This book challenges accepted wisdom on the white working class, providing new understandings of community, place and class, arguing for the importance of migration.

About the Author

BEN ROGALY teaches in the Department of Geography, University of Sussex, UK.

BECKY TAYLOR is Lecturer in History at Birkbeck College, University of London, UK.