Moving Histories of Class and Community: Identity, Place and Belonging in Contemporary England

by Becky Taylor and Ben Rogaly

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 023029538X
• ISBN13: 9780230295384
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 243 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.4"