HIST 2510 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Beatrice Webb, Working Class Culture, Gothic Revival Architecture
24 Dec 2015
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Lecture new ideas, new ideologies: social change 1870-1914. Last period of stability in europe before the war new ways of thinking about the world, conditions improve for everyone during this period. A more hands-on approach than in the 1840s-60s. England growing socialism 1880s (or even a bit earlier) Awareness that the country must be suitable for everyone new generation reacting against money-making conditions of the previous generation, liberalism seen as a failure. In 1870s in britain, unions grow at unprecedented rate mandatory education means more of these individuals can read, write, and express their demands and desires working class culture can now be its own subculture. 1892 scottish labourer keir hardie elected to government in new labour party which grows and beats liberal party, and forms government for workers in 1924. Most of western europe (france, britain, germany, italy, etc. ) engaged in free trade in this period.
