This book examines the experiences and values which shaped working-class life in Britain in the half-century from 1880. It takes as its focus a region, Lancashi

This book maps how working class life was transformed in England in the middle years of the twentieth century. National trends in employment, welfare and living

In this insightful new study, Andrew August examines the British working class in the period when Britain became a mature industrial power, working men and wome

From the bawdy audience of a Victorian Penny Gaff to the excitable crowd of an early twentieth century football match, working-class male leisure proved to be a

From the bawdy audience of a Victorian Penny Gaff to the excitable crowd of an early twentieth century football match, working-class male leisure proved to be a