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Jose Harris (1941–2023)

Author of Private Lives, Public Spirit: Britain: 1870-1914

5+ Works 120 Members 3 Reviews

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Includes the names: José Harris, José. Harris

Works by Jose Harris

Private Lives, Public Spirit: Britain: 1870-1914 (1993) 75 copies

William Beveridge: A Biography (1977) 16 copies

Africans and Their History: Revised Edition (Mentor) 12 copies

Civil Society in British History: Ideas, Identities, Institutions (2003) 10 copies

Unemployment and Politics: A Study in English Social Policy, 1886-1914 (1972) 7 copies

Associated Works

Founders of the welfare state : a series from New society (1984) — Contributor — 6 copies

The Power of the past : essays for Eric Hobsbawm (1984) — Contributor — 2 copies

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Common Knowledge

Birthdate: 1941-01-23
Date of death: 2023-09-13
Gender: female
Organizations: University of Oxford (Emeritus Professor of Modern History)
St Catherine's College, Oxford (Fellow)
Awards and honors: Fellow of the British Academy

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Private lives, public spirit : Britain 1870-1914 by José Harris

An easy to read look into the society of mid to late Victorian and early Edwardian eras.

½

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charlie68 | May 4, 2021 |

William Beveridge: A Biography by Jose Harris

A man with a lot to answer for, and be proud of.

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mdstarr | 1 other review | Sep 11, 2011 |

William Beveridge: A Biography by Jose Harris

A man with a lot to answer for, and be proud of.

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muir | 1 other review | Nov 27, 2007 |

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Works: 5
Also by: 2
Members: 120
Popularity: #165,356
Rating: 3.1

Reviews: 3
ISBNs: 14

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