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Streetlife in Late Victorian London : The Constable and the Crowd / by P. Andersson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Andersson, Peter K., 1982-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- History, Modern.
- Europe--History.
- Europe.
- Great Britain--History.
- Great Britain.
- Social history.
- Modern History.
- European History.
- History of Britain and Ireland.
- Social History.
- Local Subjects:
- Modern History.
- European History.
- History of Britain and Ireland.
- Social History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (276 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2013.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Focusing on the everyday behaviour of people in the late-Victorian street, this extensive study provides an alternative history of the modern city, and sheds new light on the relationship between police constables and civilians. A wealth of source material is scrutinised to explore this public interaction in the capital.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note:
- List of illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Victorian London and its Streets
- 3. Straddling the Public and Parochial Realms
- 4. Moving, Shoving and Standing Still
- 5. Managing Appearances
- 6. Managing Manners
- 7. Conclusions
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781349457946
- 1349457949
- 9781137320902
- 1137320907
- OCLC:
- 856980078
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