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Cheap street : London's street markets and the cultures of informality, c. 1850-1939 / Victoria Kelley.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kelley, Victoria, author.
- Series:
- Manchester scholarship online.
- Manchester scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Markets--England--London--History.
- Markets.
- Poor--England--London--History.
- Poor.
- London (England)--Social conditions--19th century.
- London (England).
- London (England)--Social conditions--20th century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiii, 205 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour), map (black and white), digital, PDF file(s)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2019.
- Summary:
- From around 1850, London's street markets grew in number and scale, giving working-class Londoners a site for shopping, entertainment and sociability. 'Cheap Street' is the first major study of this subject, analysing the street markets as a component of London's lively informal economy, and providing new insights into urban and consumer geographies.
- Contents:
- What is a street market?
- Things
- Streets
- People
- Street markets, informality and the performance of London.
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 2019.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on March 17, 2026).
- ISBN:
- 9781526131713
- 1526131714
- 9781526146786
- 1526146789
- 9781526131706
- 1526131706
- OCLC:
- 1111800470
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