The Intellectual Life of the British Working Classes (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Jonathan Rose
- First Published: 2001
- Type of Work: History and sociology
- Time of Work: 1800-1960
- Setting: Great Britain
- Genres: Nonfiction, History, Sociology
- Subjects: Intellectuals, Twentieth century, Nineteenth century, Libraries or librarians, Working class, Reading, Oral history, Work or workers
- Locales: Great Britain
Since the latter half of the twentieth century, historians have become increasingly interested in the lives of ordinary people. Most of the research and publication in this area has focused on material culture: what the working classes ate, where and how they lived, how they voted, what their life was like inside the workplace and within the family. Rose’s study looks instead at the intellectual life of these people, and he reveals that many laborers worked as much with their minds as they did with their hands.
Among Rose’s revelations is the hunger for books among the...
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