Peers and Plebs: Two Families in a Changing World

by Madeleine Bingham

First published in 1975, Peers and Plebs is about the rise and fall of two families, one aristocratic and the other plebian of origin. It forms a microcosm of a small section of social history during sixty important years, 1878-1938. It shows how British society, though veined with snobbery, has remained fluid enough to adapt itself to change and necessity without, so far, a violent revolution. The author wittily reveals how this was achieved:...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032560401
• ISBN13: 9781032560403
• Release Date: July 2023
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 198 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"