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Social history
This collections includes books on social structures, the lived experience of the individual and distinct groups of individuals, and interactions between such groups and with the state.
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The lake counties from 1830 to the mid-twentieth century
Manchester University Press
1981
A discussion of rural and urban life during a period of significant social and economic change in the Lake District.
Meet yourself on Sunday
Naldrett Press
1949
An assessment of what the British do on Sundays.
First year's work 1937-38
Lindsay Drummond
1938
The first report from a scientific survey of the British Islanders, their habits, customs and social life.
People in production: an enquiry into British war production. Part 1
John Murray
1942
An analysis of how the country moved from a peace to a war economy based on what workers said to the team of interviewers.
Puzzled people: a study in popular attitudes to religion, ethics, progress and politics in a London Borough
Victor Gollancz Ltd
1947
A study of religious and kindred beliefs amongst a representative sample of ordinary people in an urban context.
The voter's choice: a special report
Art & Technics Ltd
1950
A study into the reasons behind the voting decisions of the electorate.
The pub and the people: a Worktown survey
Victor Gollancz Ltd
1943
An analysis of the place of the public house in working-class life. From the library of Valerie Tennant.
History of co-operation in Scotland: its inception and its leaders
Scottish Section of the Co-operative Union
1910
A history of co-operation in Scotland from the Fenwick Weavers in 1769 onwards.
Pictures past: recollections of Scottish cinemas and cinema-going
Moorfoot Publishing
1985
A history of 'going to the pictures' in Scotland.
David Dale of New Lanark: a bright luminary to Scotland
Heatherbank Press
1983
A new assessment of David Dale, the predecessor of Robert Owen at New Lanark.
The people of Calton Hill
Mercat Press
1993
A selection of the diverse residents of the Calton Hill area from the early 19th century to the First World War.
Duncan Forbes of Culloden
International Publishing Company
1936
A biography of the Scottish lawyer and Whig politician.
Museum of Childhood, Hyndford's Close, 34 High Street: a descriptive handbook
Edinburgh Corporation Libraries and Museums Committee
1961
A guide to Edinburgh's Museum of Childhood.
Scotland at war
Archive Publications in association with the Scotsman Publications Ltd
1989
A extensively illustrated account of aspects of Scottish civil and military life during the Second World War.
Aquae Britannia: rediscovering 17th century springs and spas in the footsteps of Celia Fiennes
Cora Weaver
1996
A portrayal of life at the early spas.
Scotland's splendid theatres: architecture and social history from the Reformation to the present day
Polygon
1999
An account of the design and operation of theatres in Scotland.
The domestic life of Scotland in the eighteenth century
Edinburgh University Press
1952
A social history of eighteenth-century Scotland.
Victoriana
Art Society Press
1963
A compilation of Victorian illustrations, with commentary. Limited edition of 500.
Country house brewing in England 1500-1900
Hambledon Press
1996
Reveals the role that beer played in the life of the country house and the scale and range of operations.
Scottish rural society in the 16th century
John Donald Publishers Ltd.
1982
A study of rural social life and the central issues of kindly tenancy and the spread of feu-ferm tenancy.
The Linlithgowshire Gipsies
West Lothian Council Libraries, Local History Library
2005
A reprint of Chapter IV of Simson's 'History of the Gipsies'.
Burntisland: a social history
Burntisland Heritage Trust
2009
The story of the people of Burntisland from 1700 to modern times.
