Ashton, Owen; Fyson, Robert & Roberts, S., eds.
The Chartist Legacy:
(Merlin, 1999).
Paperback. Very good. xvi + 297pp. Order No. NSBK-A3661
Keywords: 0850364841, Chartists, Chartist movement, Chartism, radicalism, popular protest, nineteenth century, Victorian, socialism, reform, politics, franchise, votes, suffrage, working class, representation
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Emsley, Clive and Walvin, James, eds.
Artisans, Peasants and Proletarians, 1760 - 1860:
(Croom Helm, 1985).
A collection of essays. Hardback. Very good in slightly soiled / discoloured dustwrapper. 236pp. Order No. NSBK-A7854
Keywords: 0709936354, labour, labor, laboring classes, labouring, social history, Clive Emsley, James Walvin, essays, artisans, peasants, peasantry, artisanate, class, social conditions, slavery, slaves, working classes, workers, 18th century, eighteenth century, Victorian, 19th century, nineteenth century
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Mayhew, Henry.
Mayhew's Characters:
(Spring Books, 1967).
Edited with a note on the English character by Peter Quennell. Hardback. Very good in dustwrapper which is rather torn and tatty at edges. xix + 360pp. Order No. NSBK-A5010
Keywords: B0000CNF5P, Henry Mayhew, nineteenth century, Victorian, povery, poor, London, oral history, Britain, British, England, english, interviews, people, popular, working-class, working class, work, labor, labour, mayhew's characters, mayhew's, mayhew, characters
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Pinchbeck, Ivy.
Women Workers and the Industrial Revolution, 1750 - 1850:
(George Routledge, 1930).
Hardback. A little splitting / weakening internally at spine, edges slightly worn and cloth a little rubbed - otherwise a good copy. x + 342pp. Order No. NSBK-C9033
Keywords: B001P165SY, women workers, women and work, industry, industrialisation, Industrial Revolution, labour, working class, occupations, factories, mines, Ivy Pinchbeck, history, 18th century, eighteenth century, 19th century, nineteenth century, mining, hand loom weavers, domestic industries, trade, labor, labourers, textiles, women's history, factory, factories, economy, economic
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Burdett-Coutts, Baroness, ed.
Woman's Mission: a Series of Congress Papers on the Philanthropic Work of Women by Eminent Writers
(Portrayer Publishers, 2002 facsimile of 1893 ed).
For the Chicago International Exhibition of Women's Work, 1893. Paperback. Light soiling to page edges, spine slightly creased, otherwise very good. viii + 485pp. Order No. NSBK-C4894
Keywords: 9781378684542, Baroness Burdett-Coutts, Angela Burdett-Coutts, philanthropy, philanthropic, women, woman, women's history, woman's, woman's mission, women and work, Britain, British, England, English, poor, poverty, Victorian, nineteenth century, societies, temperance, organisations, friendly societies, friendly society, Florence Nightingale, sisterhood, charity, charities, Sarah Ponsonby, working class, working classes, needlework, poor laws, ragged schools, education, welfare, social welfare, social history, women's work, missions, women workers, rescue work, Portrayers, Portrayer Publishers, philanthropic institutions, Chicago International Exhibition of Women's Work, 1893, victoriana, Portrayer's, women's work, woman worker, woman workers
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Burn, James Dawson.
The Autobiography of a Beggar Boy:
(Europa Publications, 1978).
Edited by David Vincent. Hardback. Good in slightly creased / torn / browned dustwrapper. v + 205pp. Order No. NSBK-A2992
Keywords: 090511826X, poverty, nineteenth-century, working-class autobiographies, autobiography, beggars, trade unionism, radicalism, Oddfellows movement, Britain, British, England, English, history
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Read, Donald and Glasgow, Eric.
Feargus O'Connor: Irishman and Chartist
(Edward Arnold, 1961).
Hardback. Ex library with usual library stamps and stickers, light sellotape marks to cloth, otherwise good in slightly worn dustwrapper. 160pp. Order No. NSBK-A10350
Keywords: B0000CKYZG, Chartists, Chartist movement, Chartism, radicalism, popular protest, nineteenth century, Victorian, socialism, reform, politics, franchise, votes, suffrage, working class, representation, working-class, classes, radicals, Irish, Irishman, British, England, English, history, biography, biographies, biographical, life history, life histories, lives, eighteenth century, 18th
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Walker, Martyn A.
Examinations for the Underprivileged in Victorian Times: the Huddersfield Mechanics' Institution and the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce
(William Shipley Group for RSA History, 2008).
WSG Research Paper 1. Paperback. Fine. 68pp. Order No. NSBK-A14127
Keywords: B001P4AQIQ, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, history, education, Victorian, 19th century, nineteenth century, Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce, William Shipley Group for RSA History, poor, poverty, adult education, working classes, working men, working class education, self-improvement, literacy, illiteracy, self improvement, class, mechanics' institutions
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Hollett, David.
The Pioneer Ramblers, 1850 - 1940:
(Ramblers' Association, North Wales Area, 2002).
Foreword by Nick Barrett. Paperback. New book, fine. 216pp. Order No. NSBK-A6867
Keywords: 1901184544, Victorian, nineteenth century, history, social history, socialism, socialist, socialists, utopian, utopias, utopia, Robert Blatchford, Clarion Club, Clarion Movement, Clarion, Clarion Newspaper, Clarion Clubs, Clarion Fellowship, rambling clubs, ramblers, rambling club, exercise, hobbies, entertainment, working class, working classes, Britain, British, England, English, nature, natural, rambling, countryside, rambles, country, rural, North Wales Ramblers' Association, Ramblers' Association, Ramblers' Clubs, Duke of Atholl, walking, walkers, Access, access, open spaces, commons, tramping, recreation, Clarion Ramblers, pedestrians, trespassers, trespass, holidays, holiday, FHA, Friendship Holidays Association, Holiday Fellowship, hiking, long distance walking, youth hostels, youth hostelling, Edwardian, twentieth century, Commons Preservation Society
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Stevenson, John and Cook, Chris.
The Slump: Society and Politics During the Depression
(Quartet Books, 1979).
Paperback. Spine creased and covers yellowed, very minimal pencil annotation not affecting legibility, otherwise good. x + 348pp. Order No. NSBK-A10470
Keywords: 0704332809, slump, Depression, twentieth century, 20th, Britain, British, England, English, 1930s, thirties, unemployment, working class, working-class, classes, enemployed, Communism, Communists, The National Unemployed Workers' Movement, Hunger marches, Fascists, government, polls, general elections
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