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

Rogaly, B.; Taylor, B.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0230219934 ISBN 13: 9780230219939

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009

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 this title

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.

From the Back Cover

`This book challenges contemporary stereotypes about the identity of the white working class in England . . . Rogaly and Taylor question the customary opposition between immigrants and rooted local populations, demonstrating the mobility of "local people" and the constantly changing identity of "the community" over time . . . This is a fascinating and important study.' - Robert J. C. Young, Julius Silver Professor of English and Comparative Literature, New York University, USA.

`If you want to know how class "feels" this book offers a nuanced understanding...Written with clarity by a geographer and an historian it charts lives stretched out over time and space . . . This is a unique and important contribution to the recently revitalised area of class analysis.' - Professor Beverley Skeggs, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK.

`Drawing upon personal testimony, archival evidence and participant observation, this intimate account of a working class housing estate...approach[es] the emotionality and significance of the residents' own "moving" stories with great insight and sensitivity.' - Professor Alistair Thomson, Monash University, Australia.

`Rogaly and Taylor make clear in this book not only how, but especially where, class is lived. Moving Histories is a vital addition to the burgeoning New Working Class Studies movement.' - Don Mitchell, Distinguished Professor of Geography, Syracuse University, USA.

Edition details

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0230219934
• ISBN 13: 9780230219939
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256