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OverviewThis book opens the doors to the homes of the forgotten poor and traces the goods they owned before, during and after the industrial revolution (c. 16501850). Using a vast and diverse range of sources, it gets to the very heart of what it meant to be 'poor' by examining the homes of the impoverished and mapping how numerous household goods became more widespread. As the book argues, poverty did not necessarily equate to owning very little and living in squalor. In fact, its novel findings show that most of the poor strove to improve their domestic spheres and that their demand for goods was so great that it was a driving force of the industrial revolution. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Joseph HarleyPublisher: Manchester University Press Imprint: Manchester University Press Dimensions: Width: 17.00cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 24.00cm Weight: 0.653kg ISBN: 9781526160843ISBN 10: 1526160846 Pages: 272 Publication Date: 18 June 2024 Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 Accommodating the poor 2 Material wealth and material poverty 3 Building blocks of the home 4 Comforts of the hearth 5 Eating and drinking 6 Non-essential goods 7 Contrasting genders and locations Conclusion Index -- .ReviewsAuthor InformationJoseph Harley is a Senior Lecturer in History at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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