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The Penguin Social History of Britain Private Lives, Public Spirit: Britain 1870-1914

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Publisher's Synopsis

The late nineteenth century and Edwardian era, suggests Jose Harris in this book, represent a sharp break with the early years of Queen Victoria's reign. Indeed, despite the intense upheavals of two world wars, it was the beliefs, social structures and oppositional forces established between 1870 and 1914 which dominated British life right up until the 1960s.

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Book information

ISBN: 9780140125481
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint: Penguin Books
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Number of pages: 304
Weight: 236g
Height: 201mm
Width: 125mm
Spine width: 19mm