Structured Crowd: Essays in English Social History

Perkin, Harold James

ISBN 10: 0855274131 / ISBN 13: 9780855274139

Published by Harvester Press / Humanities Press, London, 1981

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238 pp. Tightly bound. Corners not bumped. Text is free of markings. Seller Inventory # 069970

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Title: Structured Crowd: Essays in English Social ...

Publisher: Harvester Press / Humanities Press, London

Publication Date: 1981

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Dust Jacket

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238p cloth, from a Cambridge college library, a firm and clean copy

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Harold Perkin became the first Professor of Social History in Great Britain in 1967. In this volume, he prepares 13 essays on his specialty...[writing]with verve and imagination on topics that reflect a wide range of scholarly interests. The first andlast essays comprise programmatic discussions of the discipline of social history. The other 11 deal primarily with British social history in the 19th and 20th centuries and include such topics as the popular press, elites, land reform, and social forecasting...highly recommended not only to those interested in social history but also to those interested in tracing the development of a new field of historical inquiry through the works of one of its most prominent practitioners. CHOICE Harold Perkin became the first Professor of Social History in Great Britain in 1967. In this volume, he prepares 13 essays on his specialty...[writing]with verve and imagination on topics that reflect a wide range of scholarly interests. The first and last essays comprise programmatic discussions of the discipline of social history. The other 11 deal primarily with British social history in the 19th and 20th centuries and include such topics as the popular press, elites, land reform, and social forecasting...highly recommended not only to those interested in social history but also to those interested in tracing the development of a new field of historical inquiry through the works of one of its most prominent practitioners. CHOICE