Class in Britain

Preface . . IX

1 Introduction: The Rise and Fall of Class? . . 1
2 The Eighteenth Century: Class Without Class Struggle . . 24
3 The Nineteenth Century: A Viable Hierarchical Society . . 57
4 The Twentieth Century: Social Identities and Political Identities . . 106
5 Conclusion: Towards a 'Classless Society'? . . 163

Notes . . 190
Index . . 235