English Social History: A Survey of Six Centuries (Penguin Classic History S.) - Softcover

Trevelyan, G. M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0141390069 ISBN 13: 9780141390062

Publisher: Penguin Classics, 2000

Synopsis

Social history, writes G M Trevelyan, is 'the history of a people with the politics left out'. This magnificent book offers an unparalleled portrait of everyday English life, from the emergence of the English as 'a racial and cultural unit' in Chaucer's day through six varied and kaleidoscopic centuries to 1901. Beneath the surface of the great changes in political and military history, 'social change moves like an underground river'; it is Trevelyan's unique achievement in this inspiring and evocative book to capture every tiny detail of its ebb and flow.

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About the Author:

One of the greatest English historians of the twentieth century, Professor Sir George Trevelyan was Regius Professor of History in the University of Cambridge and Master of Trinity College, Cambridge.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0141390069
• ISBN 13: 9780141390062
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 656