Nicholas James Vernon
Distant Strangers: How Britain Became Modern (Berkeley Series in British Studies)
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- ISBN 13:
- 9780520282049
- author:
- Nicholas James Vernon
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- University of California Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2014
- Pages:
- 184
- Dimensions:
- 15.2 x 1.3 x 22.9 cm
- Genre:
- History, Britain & Ireland, Ireland
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Distant Strangers: How Britain Became Modern by James Vernon
James Vernon explores how modern society emerged in Britain by the middle of the nineteenth century, driven by rapid population growth and increased mobility. As individuals adapted to live among strangers, they forged more abstract economic, social, and political relations.
Vernon reveals how this new social condition was shaped by the reanimation of local and personal ties, offering a fresh perspective on the development of modernity in Britain.
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