The Victorian Working Class: Selections from Letters to the Morning Chronicle Contributor(s): Wainwright, R. W. (Editor), Razzell, P. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1138657492 ISBN-13: 9781138657496 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $188.10 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Economic History - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - Social Science | Sociology - General |
Dewey: 301 |
Series: Routledge Library Editions: The Victorian World |
Physical Information: 338 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: In 1849, the Morning Chronicle, a leading Victorian newspaper, embarked on a social investigation of working class life in England and Wales. Set in the immediate context of concern over Chartism and the cholera epidemic, its intention was to provide a full and detailed description of the moral, intellectual, material and physical condition of the industrial poor. First published in 1973, this book reflects through the survey the highly complex nature of nineteenth-century social structure throughout England and South Wales, covering descriptions of contrasting political orientations, work and leisure patterns, sex and family, education and religion. In doing so, it provides a classic introduction to the social structures of the working class during the nineteenth century. This book will be of interest to those studying Victorian history and sociology. |