1st Edition
Bread, Knowledge and Freedom A Study of Nineteenth-Century Working Class Autobiography
By David Vincent
Copyright 1981
233 Pages
by
Routledge
233 Pages
by
Routledge
233 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1981, Bread, Knowledge and Freedom is a study of 142 working class autobiographies all of which cover some part of the period between 1790 and 1850. It is a full-scale examination of a form of source material that is significantly extensive. The book illustrates many aspects of ordinary working-class family life as well as the working-class pursuit of knowledge and literacy... Read more
Preface 1. Introduction 2. The Sense of the Past 3. Love and Death 4. The Family Economy 5. Childhood 6. The Pursuit of Books 7. The Idea of Useful Knowledge 8. Knowledge and Freedom 9. Past and Present Bibliography Index
Biography
David Vincent
