Respectability and the London poor, 1780-1870 : the value of virtue

• Tác giả: Lynn MacKay
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• ISBN-10: 1848932812
• ISBN-10: 1848932820
• ISBN-13: 978-1848932814
• ISBN-13: 978-1848932821
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 305.56909421 Social classes
• Thông tin xuất bản: London : Pickering & Chatto, 2013.
• Mô tả vật lý: xi, 227 p. ; , 24 cm.
• Bộ sưu tập: Xã hội, kinh tế, luật
• ID: 156643
• Chủ đề: 1. Poor--History--18th century--England; 2. Poor--History--19th century--England

Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-213) and index.

Tóm tắt

The population of London soared during the Industrial Revolution and the poorer areas became iconic places of overcrowding and vice. Focusing on the communities of Westminster, MacKay shows that many of the plebeian populace retained traditional working-class pursuits, such as gambling, drinking, and blood sports.