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Snakes and ladders : the great british social mobility myth / Selina Todd

Todd, Selina, 1975- [Verfasserin/Verfasser]

London : Chatto & Windus, 2021

438, [16] Seiten : Illustrationen

Englisch

978-1-78474-081-8 ; 1-78474-081-0

OCoLC: 1249675617     

HN400.S65

305.5130941     Ähnliche Literatur

*Großbritannien ; Soziale Klasse ; Soziale Mobilität ; Geschichte 1880-1980     Zum Register

LOC-SH: Social mobility -- Great Britain ; Social classes -- Great Britain

The pioneers 1880-1899 -- The precarious generation 1900-1919 -- The breakthrough generation 1920-1934 -- The golden generation 1935-1955 -- The magpie generation 1956-1971 -- Thatcher's children 1972-1985 -- The millennials 1986-1999 -- Conclusion: we can replace the ladder with a brighter future.

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From servants' children who became clerks in Victorian Britain, to managers made redundant by the 2008 financial crash, travelling up or down the social ladder has been a fact of British life for more than a century. Drawing on hundreds of personal stories, Snakes and Ladders tells the hidden history of how people have really experienced that social mobility - both upwards and down. It shows how a powerful elite on the top rungs have clung to their perch and prevented others ascending. It also introduces the unsung heroes who created more room at the top - among them adult educators, feminists and trade unionists, whose achievements unleashed the hidden talents of thousands of people. --