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Identities and social change in Britain since 1940

Savage, Michael, 1959-

Identities and social change in Britain since 1940 the politics of method / [electronic resource] : Mike Savage. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010. - 1 online resource (xiii, 282 p.) : ill., map.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This title examines how, between 1940 and 1970 British society was marked by the imprint of the academic social sciences in profound ways which have an enduring legacy on how we see ourselves. It focuses on how interview methods and sample surveys eclipsed literature and the community study as a means of understanding ordinary life.

9780191740626 (ebook) : No price


Social change--History--Great Britain--20th century.


Great Britain--Social conditions--1945-
Great Britain--Economic conditions--1945-
Great Britain--Politics and government--1945-

HN385.5 / .S28 2010

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