OUTCAST LONDON: A STUDY IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CLASSES IN VICTORIAN SOCIETY
by Jones, Gareth Stedman
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- ISBN 10
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- ISBN 13
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About This Item
New York: Pantheon, 1984. Paperback. Near Very Good. A compelling exploration of the social history of nineteenth-century London. Discusses the role of seasonal unemployment, looks at the threat presented by the casual poor to the security of London's upper eschelons, and how that very fear and anxiety provoked the movement toward social improvement. 424 pp with appendices, bibliography and index. Mild shelfwear, sticker residue to lower spine, lower front corner creased. Nicely illustrated cover in full color, a number of charts, figures, maps and an 8 page section of illustrations to center. Tight binding.
Synopsis
Gareth Stedman Jones is a Fellow of King’s College, Cambridge University and in 2010 become Professor of the History of Ideas at Queen Mary, University of London. He is the author of An End to Poverty? and Languages of Class: Studies in Working-Class History 1832–1982 .
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- The Sensible Magpie
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- Title
- OUTCAST LONDON: A STUDY IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CLASSES IN VICTORIAN SOCIETY
- Author
- Jones, Gareth Stedman
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0394725476
- ISBN 13
- 9780394725475
- Publisher
- Pantheon
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1984
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