Class in Britain

Britain Has Been Described As The Most Classridden Society Under The Sun. Cannadine Sets Out To Banish The Ignorance Surrounding Class And People's Views On Class By Looking At How Different Generations Have Viewed It From The 18th Century To The 20th. 1. Introduction: The Rise And Fall Of Class? -- I. Class As History -- Ii. Class Dismissed -- Iii. Class As Social Description -- Iv. Class Here, Now And Then -- 2. The Eighteenth Century: Class Without Class Struggle -- I. English Social Worlds -- Ii. British Social Worlds -- Iii. Social Life And Social Perceptions -- Iv. Creating A Classless Society -- 3. The Nineteenth Century: A Viable Hierarchical Society -- I. Social Visions And Social Divisions -- Ii. The 'politics Of Class' Propounded -- Iii. The 'politics Of Class' Denied -- Iv. The Way They Saw Things Then -- 4. The Twentieth Century: Social Identities And Political Identities -- I. The 'politics Of Class' Propounded Again -- Ii. The 'politics Of Class' Denied Again -- Iii. Class Acts And Class Facts -- Iv. New Society, Old Society -- 5. Conclusion: Towards A 'classless Society'? -- I. Long-term Retrospective -- Ii. The Impact Of Thatcher -- Iii. Major, Blair And Beyond -- Iv. How We See Ourselves. David Cannadine. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [190]-234) And Index.