English Culture and the Decline of the Industrial Spirit, 1850-1980

Abstract

Preface to the first edition Introduction to the new edition Part I. The Setting: 1. The Janus face of modern English culture 2. Victorial society: accommodation and absorption Part II. A World View: 3. A counterrevolution of values 4. The 'English way of life'? 5. The wrong path? Part III. Toward Behavior: Introduction 6. Images and politics 7. The gentrification of the industrialist Part IV. Industrialism and English Values: 8. An overview and an assessment Appendix: British retardation - the limits of economic explanation Notes Index.