1750-1850 Labouring Classes in Early Industrial England / Edition 1

by John Rule

Overview

This is the most comprehensive and up-to-date synthesis of current research on the social conditions, experiences and reactions of working people during the period 1750 - 1850.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138835894
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	04/27/2015
Series:	Themes In British Social History
Pages:	432
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Preface, John Rule; Introduction: Perspectives and Problems, John Rule; Part 1 Material Conditions, John Rule; Chapter 1 The Standard of Living, John Rule; Chapter 2 Working-Class Consumption, John Rule; Chapter 3 Housing, John Rule; Part 2 Work, John Rule; Chapter 4 The Wage and its Form, John Rule; Chapter 5 Labour Intensity, Work Discipline and Health, John Rule; Part 3 Community, John Rule; Chapter 6 Community, John Rule; Chapter 7 The Family, John Rule; Chapter 8 Sentiment and Sex: The Feelings of the Working Classes, John Rule; Chapter 9 Popular Recreation, John Rule; Chapter 10 Education for the Labouring Classes, John Rule; Part 4 Responses, John Rule; Chapter 11 Trade Unionism Before 1825, John Rule; Chapter 12 The Repeal of the Combination Acts and the Aftermath, John Rule; Chapter 13 Post-1834: Craft Unionism, Miners and Chartism, John Rule; Chapter 14 The Protesting Crowd: Riots and Disturbances, John Rule; Chapter 102 Conclusion: Class and Class Consciousness, John Rule;

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'xxx; a work to be cherished by all serious students of modern social history, in many ways a classic.'

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