Classes, cultures, and politics : essays on British History for Ross Mckibbin / edited by Clare V.J. Griffiths, James J. Nott and William Whyte.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Classes, Culture, and Politics investigates those fields in British history that have been illustrated by the works of Ross McKibbin, one of the foremost historians of twentieth century Britain. Written by a distinguished team of scholars, it examines McKibbin's life and thought, and explores the implications of his arguments. One of his most important achievements has been to break down the artificial barriers that existed between 'social' and 'political' history, in order to enrich the writing of both; that legacy is reflected throughout this volume.

Ross McKibbin : A Biographical Introduction / Boyd Hilton -- The Guv'nor : The Place of Ross McKibbin in the Writing of British History / Peter Ghosh -- Ross McKibbin : A Bibliography / Peter Ghosh -- In Pursuit of Prudence : Speculation, Risk, and Class in Victorian Britain / Paul Johnson -- Britain's Q̀uasi-Magical' Monarchy in the Mid-Twentieth Century? / Andrezj Olechnowicz -- Classes and Cultures in England after 1951 : The Case of Working-Class Women / Janet Howarth -- The London Cabbie and the Rise of Essex Man / John Davis -- Middle-Class Wanderers and Working-Class Professionals : The British and the Growth of World Football 1899-1954 / Tony Mason -- Just William? : Richmal Crompton and Conservative Fiction / William Whyte -- The People's Orwell / Robert Colls -- Love, Romance, and the National Health Service / Joseph McAleer -- Being His Own Rabbit : Geoffrey Gorer and English Culture / Peter Mandler -- The Cultural Politics of Tory Socialism : The Clarion in the Labour Movement During the 1890s / Gregg McClymont -- T̀he Plague Spots of London' : William Joynson-Hicks, the Conservative Party, and the Campaign against London's Nightclubs, 1924-29 / James J. Nott -- Arthur Henderson : An Evolving Liberal Internationalist among Labour Little-Englanders / Martin Ceadel -- An Ideology of Class : Neo-Liberalism and the Trade Unions, c. 1930-79 / Ben Jackson -- History and the Labour Party / Clare V. J. Griffiths -- Communicating Interest / Emma Eadie -- Despite His Choice of Jumpers / Rosemary Sweet -- A Bicycle Tour of Memories / Eve Colpus -- A Chronicle / Mary-Kay Wilmers.