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  • For the Victorian working class lodging in someone else s home was commonplace... For the Victorian working class lodging in someone else s home was commonplace. Yet despite their prevalence lodgers and their householders have received little scholarly attention. Drawing on hundreds of coroners inquests reported in the Victorian... more
  • A detailed account of the central role of recreation in the lives of the worki... A detailed account of the central role of recreation in the lives of the working class in the north-east of England showing how it was an essential relief from the hard living and working conditions of Victorian and Edwardian mining communities.... more
  • This book is an excellent work of scholarship. It seeks to redefine the early ... This book is an excellent work of scholarship. It seeks to redefine the early modern English economy by rejecting the concept of capitalism and instead explores the cultural meaning of credit which resulted from the way in which it was economically... more
  • 9780719084737. Good condition. Hard cover. Pages: 280. 280 p. Halftones black ... 9780719084737. Good condition. Hard cover. Pages: 280. 280 p. Halftones black & white|Maps|Figures|Tables black & white. Intended for college/higher education audience. This book maps how working class life was transformed in England in the middle... more
  • 9780821413883. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Hard cover. Language: English. Pages... 9780821413883. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Hard cover. Language: English. Pages: 224. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 224 p. Contains: Illustrations. Tracing the Victorian crisis over the representation of working-class women to... more
  • For some recycling is a big business; for others a moralised way of engaging w... For some recycling is a big business; for others a moralised way of engaging with the world. But for many this is a dangerous way of earning a living. With scrap now being the largest export category from the US to China the sheer scale of this... more
  • CONDITION – USED: Books sold are in GOOD or better condition. Good Condition... CONDITION – USED: Books sold are in GOOD or better condition. Good Condition: Minimal damage to the cover dust jacket may not be included minimal wear to binding most of the pages undamaged(e.g. minimal creases or tears) highlighting / underlining... more
  • Based on nearly 400 interviews with working-class men women and children of di... Based on nearly 400 interviews with working-class men women and children of different races and ethnic groups this book looks at the social cultural and economic changes of the last two decades and explores their impact on family life. Lillian Rubin... more
  • This the first book written by Engels during his stay in Manchester from 1842 ... This the first book written by Engels during his stay in Manchester from 1842 to 1844 is the best known and in many ways the most astute study of the working class in Victorian England. The fluency of his writing the personal nature of his insights... more
  • This book explores the career aspirations achievements and consequent social m... This book explores the career aspirations achievements and consequent social mobility of a group of British Pakistani women. It uses Bourdieu s concept of cultural capital to analyse how these women living in a segregated Pakistani community located... more
  • This book is an excellent work of scholarship. It seeks to redefine the early ... This book is an excellent work of scholarship. It seeks to redefine the early modern English economy by rejecting the concept of capitalism and instead explores the cultural meaning of credit resulting from the way in which it was economically... more
  • CONDITION – USED: Books sold are in GOOD or better condition. Good Condition... CONDITION – USED: Books sold are in GOOD or better condition. Good Condition: Minimal damage to the cover dust jacket may not be included minimal wear to binding most of the pages undamaged(e.g. minimal creases or tears) highlighting / underlining... more
  • If you randomly stopped people on the street and asked them to assess their li... If you randomly stopped people on the street and asked them to assess their lives most would wonder Am I happy? A Victorian would wonder Am I a good person? National pride self-respect hard work self-reliance family neighborliness -- these ideals... more
  • Between 1200 and 1520 medieval English society went through a series of upheav... Between 1200 and 1520 medieval English society went through a series of upheavals: this was an age of war pestilence and rebellion. This book explores the realities of life of the people who lived through those stirring times. This revised edition... more
  • This collection of essays represents some of the most important recent researc... This collection of essays represents some of the most important recent research into changing patterns of family household and community life. It brings together some of the leading sociologists in the field to explore how these informal social... more
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