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Death, Grief and Poverty in Britain, 1870–1914 - Cambridge Social and Cultural Histories Strange, Julie-Marie (University of Manchester)
Death, Grief and Poverty in Britain, 1870–1914 - Cambridge Social and Cultural Histories
Strange, Julie-Marie (University of Manchester)
Julie-Marie Strange studies the expression of grief among the working class in Victorian and Edwardian Britain, demonstrating that poverty increased - rather than deadened - it. She illustrates the mourning practices of the working classes through chapters addressing care of the corpse, the funeral, the cemetery, and commemoration.
304 pages
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | July 25, 2005 |
| ISBN13 | 9780521838573 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 306 |
| Dimensions | 163 × 236 × 26 mm · 635 g |
| Language | English |