London Stories : Personal Lives, Public Histories, Hardcover by Kean, Hilda, ...

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Book Title	London Stories : Personal Lives, Public Histories
ISBN	9781854891488
Subject Area	Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
Publication Name	London Stories : Personal Lives, Public Histories
Publisher	PANDORA Press
Item Length	8.5 in
Subject	Social Classes & Economic Disparity, Europe / Great Britain / General, Historical, Sociology / Urban
Publication Year	2005
Type	Textbook
Format	Hardcover
Language	English
Author	Hilda Kean
Item Weight	10.6 Oz
Item Width	5.5 in
Number of Pages	229 Pages

London Stories : Personal Lives, Public Histories, Hardcover by Kean, Hilda, ISBN 1854891480, ISBN-13 9781854891488, Brand New, Free shipping in the USThe melodramatic and romantic clichés that pervade popular conceptions of working-class Londoners in the 19th and 20th century are debunked in this innovative exposé of proletariat London. The individual stories of muted historical figures, including an illiterate silk weaver, a grandmother in an asylum, a deserted family, an abused daughter, and a dead child, are brought to light through interpretations of the scraps they left behind—gravestone inscriptions, photographs and certificates, the grimy contents of hidden cubbyholes, and even childhood recollections that have been passed down through the generations. The unusual contents of these stories intertwine to evoke a haunting and original picture of working-class London that adds a much-needed, though bleak facet to the city's social history.

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