Visions of the People :Industrial England and the Question of Class, c.1848–1914
Visions of the People :Industrial England and the Question of Class, c.1848–1914
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21 October, 1993
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This is a study of how the labouring poor of nineteenth-century industrial England saw the social order of which they were a part. It attacks orthodoxies and sets up new questions by attending to a wide range of contemporary experience, from politics and work to language and art.
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780521447973 |
| ISBN10 | 0521447976 |
| Number Of Pages | 464 |
| Item Weight | 760 g |
| Product Dimensions | 152 x 229 x 26 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Cambridge University Press |
| Format | paperback |
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'Visions of the People is an immensely important work that opens up new avenues of historical enquiry and raises a number of critical questions that desperately need to be addressed. It will become a key point of reference for many years to come.' Social History
' … a powerful and pathbreaking book … one of those rare books which urges that we should look at our past in a new way.' The Times Higher Education Supplement
' … of consuming interest for all those concerned to understand Victorian England … a very important book.' The Times Literary Supplement