1st Edition

The Working Class in England 1875-1914

Edited By John Benson Copyright 1985
234 Pages
by Routledge

234 Pages
by Routledge

234 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1985. Too often aspects of working-class life have been treated as distinct and separate. The contributors to this volume are aware of the dangers of such atomisation and have attempted to bring together a collection of studies which add to our knowledge of life in that time. The examinations of family, health, work, leisure and criminal trends form the basis of this work, and... Read more

List of Tables and Figures;  The Contributors;  Acknowledgements;  Introduction;  1. The Family Elizabeth Roberts  2. Health F. B. Smith  3. Work John Benson  4. Strikes M. J. Haynes  5. Leisure Hugh Cunningham  6. Community Violence David Woods;  Index

Biography

John Benson