Communities and Families
Part of Studying Family and Community History
- Editor: J. Golby, The Open University, Milton Keynes
- Date Published: August 1994
- availability: Unavailable - out of print November 2012
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9780521460033
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This is the third volume in a major new initiative in the study of local history, designed to equip students and amateur enthusiasts with a mastery of the basic techniques and concepts required to pursue the subject in depth. Communities and Families opens with a series of case studies of various occupations and goes on to examine social mobility and aspects of community life such as local politics, religion and leisure activities. Suggestions for individual research are provided throughout the book.
Read more- Enables local history researchers, amateur and professional, to set their findings in a wider context
- Fully illustrated, with two-colour printing throughout
- Explains the practicalities of undertaking family and community history in a clear, direct and structured sequence
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- Date Published: August 1994
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9780521460033
- length: 256 pages
- dimensions: 254 x 195 x 19 mm
- weight: 0.738kg
- availability: Unavailable - out of print November 2012
Table of Contents
Lists of figures and tables
Contributors
Preface
Introduction John Golby
Part I. Work and Occupations:
1. Ideas and debates on work John Golby
2. Work case studies: individual examples Monica Shelley, John Golby, Clive Emsley
3. Work case studies: some occupations and roles Michael Drake, John Golby, Ruth Finnegan
4. Work and community: changing occupational profiles Ian Donnachie
Part II. Class, Mobility and Local Politics:
5. Social mobility Bernard Waites, Michael Drake, Ruth Finnegan
6. Parliamentary elections and community history Michael Drake
7. Local elections in the 1920s and 1930s: Northampton David Murray
Part III. Religion, Culture and Leisure:
8. Family, community and religion Kate Tiller, Terry Thomas, Brenda Collins
9. Cultural life John Golby
Part IV. Reflecting on the Issues:
10. Conclusion John Golby, Ruth Finnegan
Exercises: answers and comments
Acknowledgements
Index.
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