The Age of Asa [electronic resource] : Lord Briggs, Public Life and History in Britain since 1945 /
Taylor, M.editor.
Asa Briggs has been a prominent figure in post-war cultural life - as a pioneering historian, a far-sighted educational reformer, and a sensitive chronicler of the way in which broadcasting and communication more generally have shaped modern society. He has also been a devoted servant of the public good, involved in many inquiries, boards and trusts. Yet few accounts of public life in Britain since the Second World War include a discussion or appreciation of his influential role. This collection of essays provides the first critical assessment of Asa Briggs' career, using fresh research and new perspectives to analyse his contribution and impact on scholarship, the expansion of higher education at home and overseas, and his support and leadership for the arts and media more generally. The online bibliography of Asa Briggs' publications which accompanies the book is available on the The Institute of Historical Research website here.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; Foreword by David Cannadine; Acknowledgements; Notes on Contributors; Introduction: Asa Briggs and Public Life in Britain since 1945; Part I: History; 1 The Interconnectedness of Things: Asa Briggs and Social History; 2 A Little Bit of a Victorian? Asa Briggs and Victorian Studies; 3 Victorian Capitalists and Middle-Class Formation: Reflections on Asa Briggs' Birmingham; 4 Asa Briggs and the Remaking of Australian Historiography; 5 Asa Briggs and the Emergence of Labour History in Post-War Britain; Part II: Broadcasting
6 From the Daily Mail to the BBC: Communications in Britain, c. 1896-19227 Broadcasting Carries On! Asa Briggs and the History of the Wartime BBC; 8 Asa and the Epochs: The BBC, the Historian, the Institution and the Archive; Part III: Universities; 9 Back to Yorkshire: 'Asia' Briggs at Leeds, 1955-1961; 10 Asa Briggs and the University of Sussex, 1961-1976; 11 Asa Briggs and the Opening Up of the Open University; 12 From Worcester to Longman: Devising the History of the Book; Select Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Asa Briggs has been a prominent figure in post-war cultural life - as a pioneering historian, a far-sighted educational reformer, and a sensitive chronicler of the way in which broadcasting and communication more generally have shaped modern society. He has also been a devoted servant of the public good, involved in many inquiries, boards and trusts. Yet few accounts of public life in Britain since the Second World War include a discussion or appreciation of his influential role. This collection of essays provides the first critical assessment of Asa Briggs' career, using fresh research and new perspectives to analyse his contribution and impact on scholarship, the expansion of higher education at home and overseas, and his support and leadership for the arts and media more generally. The online bibliography of Asa Briggs' publications which accompanies the book is available on the The Institute of Historical Research website here.
Briggs, Asa, 1921-2016
Briggs, Asa, 1921-2016
Great Britain—History.
Historiography.
Social history.
History, Modern.
World history.
History of Britain and Ireland.
Historiography and Method.
Social History.
Modern History.
World History, Global and Transnational History.