The Heart of The Empire: Discussions of problems of modern city life in England
Author:   Bentley B. Gilbert
Publisher:   Edward Everett Root
Edition:   2nd Enhanced edition
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9781912224401


Pages:   492
Publication Date:   30 November 2018
Format:   Hardback
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The Heart of The Empire: Discussions of problems of modern city life in England


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The shocks to British society from the Boer War - and the discovery of the unfitness of soldiers was a seminal moment It was seen to represent all that was wrong, and corrupt, in British society. War abroad and poverty at home was a dangerous equation. Power at the perimeter of the Empire meant decay at its centre. It was these key problems which the expert contemporary contributors assessed.

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Author:   Bentley B. Gilbert
Publisher:   Edward Everett Root
Imprint:   Edward Everett Root
Edition:   2nd Enhanced edition
ISBN:  

9781912224401


ISBN 10:   1912224402
Pages:   492
Publication Date:   30 November 2018
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction; C.F.G.Masterman, Realities at Home; F.W.Lawrence, The Housing ~Problem; Reginald A. Bray, The Children of the Town; Noel Buxton and Walter Hoare, Temperance Reform; P.W. Wilson, The Distribution of Industry; A.C.Pigou, Some Aspects of the Problem of Charity; F.W.Head, The Church and The People; G.P.Gooch, Imperialism; G.M.Trevelyan, The Past and The Future.

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