Streetlife in Late Victorian London

The Constable and the Crowd
2013. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-137-32089-6
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 265 Seiten, Format (B × H): 142 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 4483 g

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.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Andersson, P.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

Peter K. Andersson is a historian at the Department of History, Lund University, Sweden. He has also been engaged as a guest researcher at the Centre of Metropolitan History in London. His previous publications include articles in the Swedish Historical Journal and several Swedish anthologies.