2nd Lieutenant
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aristocracy
Author_Madeleine Bingham
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Follow
Girl Friend
Haywards
Honeymoon
Large Family
Londonderrys
Orange Blossom
Parquet Floor
peers
Personal Assistant
Pheasants
plebs
Prep
RASC
Robert Ward
Sunday Dispatch
Trousers
Typing Pool
Ward Family
Young Man
Product details
- ISBN 9781032560410
- Weight: 200g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 31 Jul 2025
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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First published in 1975, Peers and Plebs is about the rise and fall of two families, one aristocratic and the other plebian of origin. It forms a microcosm of a small section of social history during sixty important years, 1878-1938. It shows how British society, though veined with snobbery, has remained fluid enough to adapt itself to change and necessity without, so far, a violent revolution. The author wittily reveals how this was achieved: how when it came to the nitty-gritty no class has been afraid to marry into another, despite snobbery or even religious prejudice. This book will be of interest to students of history and literature.
