The development of European welfare states in the first half of this century has often been seen as a response to the rise of class politics. This study of social policies in Britain and France between 1914 and 1945 contests this interpretation. It argues, by contrast, that early policymakers and social reformers were responding equally to a perceived crisis of family relations and gender roles. The institutions they developed continue to structure the welfare state as it exists today. This book is innovative in the range and scope of its research, its comparative focus, and its argument, which poses a challenge to older class-based interpretations of the development of the welfare state. It will be of interest to scholars of European history and politics, as well as to those interested in social policy and women's studies. (view table of contents)

Product Description: Written by a team of eminent historians, these essays explore how ten twentieth-century intellectuals and social reformers sought to adapt such familiar Victorian values as `civilisation', `domesticity', `conscience' and `improvement' to modern conditions of democracy, feminism and mass culture...read more

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Settler Colonialism in the Twentieth Century: Projects, Practices, Legacies [ Settler Colonialism in the Twentieth Century: Projects, Practices, Legacies by Elkins, Caroline ( Author ) Paperback Sep- 2005 ] Paperback Sep- 30- 2005

Product Description: Networked computers make interaction between peoples of different cultures possible on a scale, scope, and speed never before available. On the other hand, the usual challenges that come with the cross-cultural nature of interactions are further complicated by the lack of paralinguistic or non-linguistic clues and non-verbal behavior, like body language...read more