Routledge Revivals: Charles Booth's London (1969): A Portrait of the Poor at the Turn of the Century, Drawn from His ""Life and Labour of the People in London""
Author:   Albert Fried ,  Richard M. Elman
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9781138283381


Pages:   384
Publication Date:   11 January 2017
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Routledge Revivals: Charles Booth's London (1969): A Portrait of the Poor at the Turn of the Century, Drawn from His ""Life and Labour of the People in London""


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Author:   Albert Fried ,  Richard M. Elman
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9781138283381


ISBN 10:   113828338
Pages:   384
Publication Date:   11 January 2017
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Foreword by Raymond Williams; Prefatory Note; Introduction; Chapter 1 Poverty; The School Board Visitors The Setting The Eight Classes Some Examples of Class A Poverty by Districts Standards of Living Household Economics London Street by Street; Chapter 2 Occupations; Sweating Confectionary Bread-baking Prostitution; Chapter 3 The Jews of London; The Jewish Community; Chapter 4 Religion and Culture; Religion Habits of the People Institutions; Chapter 5 Illustrations: Random Observations from Booth’s Notebooks; Chapter 6 Recommendations; Economic Conditions of Life Various Methods of Inquiry Eliminating Poverty Industrial Remedies The Organization of Charity Housing Expansion Conclusion; Bibliography

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Albert Fried is Professor of history at the State University of New York, Purchase. He has published many books and was twice nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. Richard M. Elman was a novelist, poet, journalist, and teacher. At various times over the course of his career, he taught creative writing: at Bennington College (1967- 68), Bennington College Summer Writing Workshop (1974-), Columbia University (1968-1976), Sarah Lawrence (1970), The University of Pennsylvania (1981-83), University of Arizona (Fall 1985)Notre Dame, and Stony Brook University.

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