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Poverty amidst Prosperity: The urban poor in England, 1834–1914

Paperback • 2006 • English

Poverty amidst Prosperity: The urban poor in England, 1834–1914

By Carl Chinn

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The upper and middle classes of Victorian England were marked out by their confidence: they boasted that the sun never set on their Empire; they believed they were destined to lead other nations; and they bragged that their civilization was pre-eminent. Their self-belief was assured because they lived in a country that had become rich through industrialization. But amidst great prosperity there was also much poverty. Deprivation and distress were widespread and obvious. In towns and cities, gran...Show more

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9781859361269

Published year

2006

Language

English

Original title

Poverty amidst Prosperity: The urban poor in England, 1834–1914

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Paperback

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