Analysis of chapter 1, "Society and Economic Life" ( Martin Daunton) from the "Short Oxford history of the British Isles- The Nineteenth Nentury", edited by Colin Matthew.

I will be analysing the written work of Martin Daunton and will highlight the changes that happened in Britain between the years 1800-1900.The century can be divided equally from 1800-1850 as a transitional time and a time of uncertainty about the economy and 1851-1900 as a stable economy takes hold and new levels of prosperity are experienced. I will finish with a conclusion on the effects of these events on the country. Martin Daunton …

…raise the standard of peoples lives. It also changed due to the alteration of the peoples perception of what was expected of them and also what they expected from society and led to a state of mind of self help and self sufficiency, allowing them to rise up the social ladder and better themselves by the century's end. Bibliography: Matthew, Colin, short Oxford history of the British Isles: the nineteenth century, Oxford, Oxford university press, 2000