Common people : the history of an English family
Light, Alison, 1955-2014
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Family history is a massive phenomenon of our times but what are we after when we go in search of our ancestors? Beginning with her grandparents, Alison Light moves between the present and the past, in an extraordinary series of journeys over two centuries, across Britain and beyond. Epic in scope and deep in feeling, 'Common People' is a family history but also a new kind of public history, following the lives of the migrants who travelled the country looking for work. Original and eloquent, it is a timely rethinking of who the English were - but ultimately it reflects on history itself, and on our constant need to know who went before us and what we owe them.
Main title:
Common people : the history of an English family / Alison Light.
Author:
Light, Alison, 1955-, author
Imprint:
London : Fig Tree, 2014.
Collation:
1 online resource (xxix, 322 pages) : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white)
Notes:
Also issued in print: 2014.Includes bibliographical references and index.Description based on print version record.
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ISBN:
9780241145913 (ebook)
Dewey class:
929.2
Language:
English
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BRN:
124383
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