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Victorian Town Child by Pamela Horn (1997, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherNew York University Press

ISBN-100814735754

ISBN-139780814735756

eBay Product ID (ePID)1112575

Product Key Features

Number of Pages248 Pages

Publication NameVictorian Town Child

LanguageEnglish

SubjectChildren's Studies, Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901)

Publication Year1997

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaSocial Science, History

AuthorPamela Horn

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight25 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN97-023642

Reviews" Class Issues reminds us that university intellectuals work in knowledge factories; that the factories produce engines of dominance; and that , therefore, sabotage has to be the order of the day. The essays state their cases with elegance, with thoroughness, and with economical precision. No one interested in addressing his or her mite of effort to transforming the world can afford to ingore this book." - Wahneema Lubiano, Duke University, ""Class Issues" reminds us that university intellectuals work in knowledge factories; that the factories produce engines of dominance; and that, therefore, sabotage has to be the order of the day. The essays state their cases with elegance, with thoroughness, and with economical precision. No one interested in addressing his or her mite of effort to transforming the world can afford to ingore this book." -Wahneema Lubiano, Duke University

Dewey Edition21

TitleLeadingThe

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal305.23/0942

SynopsisThe rise of urban society saw a great majority living in towns at the end of the 19th century. In industrial centers the proportion of children was well above average and this book examines various aspects of the life of the Victorian town child - wealth and poverty, work and education, deprivation and crime, leisure and survival. It stresses the changes which occurred over time in attitudes to town and childhood, as well as the differences in education and lifestyles according to social class. This valuable work reflects a growing movement in Victorian studies and is an excellent backdrop to the Dickens period., As nineteenth-century Britain became increasingly urbanized and industrialized, the number of children living in towns grew rapidly. At the same time, Horn considers the increasing divisions within urban society, not only between market towns and major manufacturing and trading centers, but within individual towns, as rich and poor became more segregated. During the Victorian period, public attitudes toward children and childhood shifted dramatically, often to the detriment of those at the lower end of the social scale--including paupers and juvenile delinquents. Drawing on original research, including anecdotes, first-hand accounts, and a wealth of photographs, The Victorian Town Child describes in detail the changing lives of all classes of Victorian town children, from those of prosperous business and professional families to working-class families, where unemployment and overcrowding were particular problems. Horn also examines the issues of juvenile labor and exploitation, how factory work and education were combined, how crime and punishment were dealt with among children, and the changes in health and infant death rates over the period., As nineteenth-century Britain became increasingly urbanized and industrialized, the number of children living in towns grew rapidly. At the same time, Horn considers the increasing divisions within urban society, not only between market towns and major manufacturing and trading centers, but within individual towns, as rich and poor became more ......

LC Classification NumberHQ792.G7H68 1997