Doing Working-Class History: Research, Heritage, and Engagement

By: Oliver Betts and Laura Harrison and Laura Christine Price

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Synopsis: Economic and political uncertainty has brought the language of class – especially discussion of the working class – to a broad audience across scholarship and social debate. This introductory volume shows how the history of the working class has, is, and can be researched, written, and represented.The book is structured in three parts: perspective, context, and application. Each offers an introduction to both classic historiography and new ideas and methodologies. With chapters covering a span of the years c.1750–present, the book focuses on three essential questions: What is working-class history and what should it become? What can a focus on working-class history reveal? What are the possibilities of this research in the university classroom, the heritage world, and beyond? Doing Working-Class History will appeal to students and scholars of working-class history, whether relative newcomers to the field or veteran researchers interested in new approaches and material. It will also be of interest to local and family historians, museum and heritage professionals, and general readers.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781040183915
Related ISBNs:: 9780367361341, 9780429344084, 9781032882963, 9781040183892
Publisher:: Taylor & Francis
Date of Addition:: 11/04/24
Copyrighted By:: selection and editorial matter, Oliver Betts, Laura Harrison, and Laura Christine Price
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Social Studies
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Oliver Betts
Edited by:: Laura Harrison
Edited by:: Laura Christine Price