The politics of the poor the East End of London, 1885-1914 /

This work is about the political views of the 'classic' poor of London's East End in the late Victorian and Edwardian periods, who are generally characterized as having had a poverty-induced apathy. The book challenges the idea that a 'Conservatism of the slums' existed.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brodie, Marc
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Clarendon, 2004.
Series:Oxford historical monographs.
Subjects:
Poor > England > London > History > 19th century.
Poor > England > London > History > 20th century.
East End (London, England) > Politics and government.
East End (London, England) > Social conditions.
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Summary:This work is about the political views of the 'classic' poor of London's East End in the late Victorian and Edwardian periods, who are generally characterized as having had a poverty-induced apathy. The book challenges the idea that a 'Conservatism of the slums' existed.
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Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 240 p.) : ill., map.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191710254 (ebook) :

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