{"product_id":"democratic-subjects-the-self-and-the-social-in-nineteenth-century-england-paperback-9780521448024","title":"Democratic Subjects; The Self and the Social in Nineteenth-Century England (Paperback) 9780521448024","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eDemocratic Subjects\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Self and the Social in Nineteenth-Century England\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA controversial study of class and social identity in nineteenth-century England.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePatrick Joyce (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521448024, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 6 October 1994\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e260 pages, 4 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.376 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"...a confident presentation...\"    David Mayfield, Albion\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis pioneering and original study explores critically the nature of class identity by looking at the formation and influence of two men (Edwin Waugh and John Bright) who might be taken as representative of what 'working class' and 'middle class' meant in England in the nineteenth century. The two studies of individuals are complemented by a further study on narrative in pointing to the great importance of the collective subjects upon which democracy rested. The book indicates the way forward to a new history of democracy as an imagined entity. It represents a deepening of Patrick Joyce's engagement with 'post-modernist' theory, seeking the relevance of this theory for the writing of history, and in the process offering a critique of the conservatism  of much academic history, particularly in Britain.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. The Sorrows of Edwin Waugh: A Study in Working Class Identity: 1. Young Edwin\u003cbr\u003e 2. The struggle for the moral life\u003cbr\u003e 3. The ends of the moral life\u003cbr\u003e 4. The cult of the heart\u003cbr\u003e 5. 'God bless these poor folks'\u003cbr\u003e 6. The legacy of Edwin Waugh\u003cbr\u003e Part II.  John Bright and the English People: A Study in Middle Class Identity: 7. Plain man's prophesy\u003cbr\u003e 8. Speaking Bright\u003cbr\u003e 9. Making the self\u003cbr\u003e 10. Bright make the social\u003cbr\u003e 11. Creating the democratic imaginary\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Democratic Romances: Narrative as Collective Identity in Nineteenth-Century England: 12. Narrative and history\u003cbr\u003e 13. The romance of improvement\u003cbr\u003e 14. The aesthetic framing of the social\u003cbr\u003e 15. The constitution as an English Eden\u003cbr\u003e 16. The story of the cruel Turk\u003cbr\u003e 17. Some democratic leading men, or Mr Gladstone's dream\u003cbr\u003e Appendices.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Social \u0026amp; cultural history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social \u0026amp; cultural history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20\u0026amp;%20cultural%20history%20%5BHBTB%5D%22\"\u003eHBTB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45909076017432,"sku":"9780521448024","price":38.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521448024i_1b830245-e67c-418d-aa80-fc183722e243.jpg?v=1691382045","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/democratic-subjects-the-self-and-the-social-in-nineteenth-century-england-paperback-9780521448024","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}