Matthew J. Hilton,
FRHistS, is an academic social historian. Since 2016, he has been Vice-Principal for Humanities and Social Sciences at
Queen Mary University of London, where he holds a professorship.
Hilton's research focuses on humanitarianism, consumerism and social activism, often with a focus on Britain, but also with global and comparative dimensions. His published works include:[1]
Books
Smoking in British Popular Culture, 1800–2000 (Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2000).
(with
Martin Daunton) The Politics of Consumption: Material Culture and Citizenship in Europe and America (Oxford: Berg, 2001).
Consumerism in Twentieth-Century Britain: The Search for a Historical Movement (Cambridge University Press, 2003).
(with Marie-Emmanuelle Chessel and Alain Chatriot) The Expert Consumer: Associations and Professionals in Consumer Society (Aldershot: Ashgate, 2006).
(with James McKay and
Nicholas Crowson) NGOs in Contemporary Britain: Non-state Actors in Society and Politics since 1945 (London: Palgrave, 2009).
Choice and Justice: Forty Years of the Malaysian Consumer Movement (Penang: Universiti Sains Malaysia Press, 2009).
Prosperity for All: Consumer Activism in an Era of Globalisation (Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2009).
(with James McKay) The Ages of Voluntarism: Evolution and Change in Modern British Voluntary Action (Oxford: British Academy/Oxford University Press, 2011).
(with
Nicholas Crowson, Jean-François Mouhot and James McKay), A Historical Guide to NGOs in Britain: Charities, Civil Society and the Voluntary Sector since 1945 (Basingstoke: Palgrave 2012).
(with James McKay,
Nicholas Crowson and Jean-François Mouhot) The Politics of Expertise: How NGOs Shaped Modern Britain (Oxford University Press, 2013).
(with Kieran Connell) Cultural Studies 50 Years On (London: Rowman and Littlefield, 2016).
Journals
"'Tabs', 'Fags' and the 'Boy Labour Problem' in Late Victorian and Edwardian England", Journal of Social History, vol. 28, issue 3 (1995), pp. 587–608.
"The female consumer and the politics of consumption in twentieth-century Britain", Historical Journal, vol. 45, issue 1 (2002), pp. 103–128.
"The fable of the sheep; or private virtues, public vices: the consumer revolution of the twentieth century", Past & Present, vol. 176 (2002), pp. 222–256.
"The legacy of luxury: moralities of consumption since the eighteenth century", Journal of Consumer Culture, vol. 4, issue 1 (2004), pp. 101–123.
(with Malgorzata Mazurek) "Consumerism, Solidarity and communism: consumer protection and the consumer movement in Poland", Journal of Contemporary History, vol. 42, issue 2 (2007), pp. 315–343.
"Social activism in an age of consumption: the organised consumer movement", Social History, vol. 32, issue 2 (2007), pp. 121–143.
"The consumer movement and civil society in Malaysia", International Review of Social History, vol. 52, issue 3 (2007), pp. 373–406.
"The death of consumer society", Transactions of the Royal Historical Society, vol. 18 (2008), pp. 211–236.
"Politics is ordinary: non-governmental organisations and political participation in contemporary Britain", Twentieth-Century British History, vol. 22 (2011), pp. 230–268.
"Ken Loach and the Save the Children Film: humanitarianism, imperialism and the changing role of charity in postwar Britain", Journal of Modern History, vol. 87, issue 2 (2015), pp. 357–394
"The working practices of Birmingham’s Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies", Social History, vol. 40, issue 3 (2015), pp. 287–311.
"Charity, decolonisation and development: the case of the Starehe Boys School, Nairobi", Past & Present (2016).
Matthew J. Hilton,
FRHistS, is an academic social historian. Since 2016, he has been Vice-Principal for Humanities and Social Sciences at
Queen Mary University of London, where he holds a professorship.
Hilton's research focuses on humanitarianism, consumerism and social activism, often with a focus on Britain, but also with global and comparative dimensions. His published works include:[1]
Books
Smoking in British Popular Culture, 1800–2000 (Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2000).
(with
Martin Daunton) The Politics of Consumption: Material Culture and Citizenship in Europe and America (Oxford: Berg, 2001).
Consumerism in Twentieth-Century Britain: The Search for a Historical Movement (Cambridge University Press, 2003).
(with Marie-Emmanuelle Chessel and Alain Chatriot) The Expert Consumer: Associations and Professionals in Consumer Society (Aldershot: Ashgate, 2006).
(with James McKay and
Nicholas Crowson) NGOs in Contemporary Britain: Non-state Actors in Society and Politics since 1945 (London: Palgrave, 2009).
Choice and Justice: Forty Years of the Malaysian Consumer Movement (Penang: Universiti Sains Malaysia Press, 2009).
Prosperity for All: Consumer Activism in an Era of Globalisation (Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2009).
(with James McKay) The Ages of Voluntarism: Evolution and Change in Modern British Voluntary Action (Oxford: British Academy/Oxford University Press, 2011).
(with
Nicholas Crowson, Jean-François Mouhot and James McKay), A Historical Guide to NGOs in Britain: Charities, Civil Society and the Voluntary Sector since 1945 (Basingstoke: Palgrave 2012).
(with James McKay,
Nicholas Crowson and Jean-François Mouhot) The Politics of Expertise: How NGOs Shaped Modern Britain (Oxford University Press, 2013).
(with Kieran Connell) Cultural Studies 50 Years On (London: Rowman and Littlefield, 2016).
Journals
"'Tabs', 'Fags' and the 'Boy Labour Problem' in Late Victorian and Edwardian England", Journal of Social History, vol. 28, issue 3 (1995), pp. 587–608.
"The female consumer and the politics of consumption in twentieth-century Britain", Historical Journal, vol. 45, issue 1 (2002), pp. 103–128.
"The fable of the sheep; or private virtues, public vices: the consumer revolution of the twentieth century", Past & Present, vol. 176 (2002), pp. 222–256.
"The legacy of luxury: moralities of consumption since the eighteenth century", Journal of Consumer Culture, vol. 4, issue 1 (2004), pp. 101–123.
(with Malgorzata Mazurek) "Consumerism, Solidarity and communism: consumer protection and the consumer movement in Poland", Journal of Contemporary History, vol. 42, issue 2 (2007), pp. 315–343.
"Social activism in an age of consumption: the organised consumer movement", Social History, vol. 32, issue 2 (2007), pp. 121–143.
"The consumer movement and civil society in Malaysia", International Review of Social History, vol. 52, issue 3 (2007), pp. 373–406.
"The death of consumer society", Transactions of the Royal Historical Society, vol. 18 (2008), pp. 211–236.
"Politics is ordinary: non-governmental organisations and political participation in contemporary Britain", Twentieth-Century British History, vol. 22 (2011), pp. 230–268.
"Ken Loach and the Save the Children Film: humanitarianism, imperialism and the changing role of charity in postwar Britain", Journal of Modern History, vol. 87, issue 2 (2015), pp. 357–394
"The working practices of Birmingham’s Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies", Social History, vol. 40, issue 3 (2015), pp. 287–311.
"Charity, decolonisation and development: the case of the Starehe Boys School, Nairobi", Past & Present (2016).