How do British citizens really feel about the political system, their role in it, and the people who represent them? By focusing on the everyday political opinions, discussions, and interactions of ordinary British voters from 1918 to 1992, Everyday Politics, Ordinary Lives provides a new and distinctive history of modern British democracy.
How do British citizens really feel about the political system, their role in it, and the people who represent them? By focusing on the everyday political opinions, discussions, and interactions of ordinary British voters from 1918 to 1992, Everyday Politics, Ordinary Lives provides a new and distinctive history of modern British democracy.
Adrian Bingham graduated from the University of Oxford in 1998 with a BA (Hons) in Modern History, and remained at Oxford to read for a MSt in Historical Research (1999) and a DPhil in Modern History (2002). He held postdoctoral research positions at the University of London between 2002 and 2006 and joined the University of Sheffield as a Lecturer in History in 2006. He was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2010, Reader in 2014, and Professor in 2017. He is currently Professor of Modern British History, and the Head of the School of History, Philosophy, and Digital Humanities.
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* Introduction * 1: Interpreting the Everyday * 2: The Structures and Practices of Everyday Politics * 3: Building Democracy, 1918 Mid 1930s * 4: Rebuilding Democracy, Mid 1930s Mid 1950s * 5: Diversifying Democracy, Mid 1950s Early 1970s * 6: Divided Democracy, Early 1970s Early 1990s * Conclusion