The Victorian Town Child

by Pamela Horn

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As nineteenth-century Britain became increasingly urbanized and industrialized, the number of children living in towns grew rapidly. At the same time, Horn considers the increasing divisions within urban society, not only between market towns and major manufacturing and trading centers, but within individual towns, as rich and poor became more segregated.
During the Victorian period, public attitudes toward children and childhood shifted dramatically,...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0814735754

ISBN13:9780814735756

Release Date:December 1997

Publisher:New York University Press

Length:248 Pages

Weight:1.55 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 7.1" x 9.9"

Related Subjects

Children's Books Children's Studies England Europe History Marriage & Family Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences

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