Moving Histories of Class and Community Identity, Place and Belonging in Contemporary England

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,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Rogaly, Ben, Taylor, Becky (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London Palgrave Macmillan UK 2009, 2009
Series:Identity Studies in the Social Sciences
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary: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
Physical Description:XIII, 243 p online resource
ISBN:9780230319196