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Respectability and the London Poor, 1780-1870: The Value of Virtue by Lynn MacKay

Respectability and the London Poor, 1780-1870: The Value of Virtue

Perspectives in Economic and Social History

Lynn MacKay

240 pages missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction business economics history
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The population of London soared during the Industrial Revolution and the poorer areas became iconic places of overcrowding and vice. Focusing on the communities of Westminster, MacKay shows that many of the plebeian populace retained traditional w...

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