{"product_id":"routledge-revivals-albert-fried-9781138283411","title":"Routledge Revivals: Charles Booth's London (1969): A Portrait of the Poor at the Turn of the Century, Drawn from His Life and Labour of the People in","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1969, this book presents a one-volume anthology of Charles Booth's\u003ci\u003e Life and Labour of the People in London\u003c\/i\u003e, the classic early study of the poor in the urban environment. The original text consists of a vast compendium of descriptions of families, homes, streets, conditions of work, cultural and religious practices, much of it illustrated with charts, maps and statistics -- giving the public an idea of the dimensions and meaning of poverty. The editors have selected the extracts in this book for their vividness, readability and intrinsic interest, and their introduction conveys the context of 1880s London -- relating Booth's investigations to contemporary concerns.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Albert Fried\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 113828341X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138283411\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/13\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Albert Fried","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48438147416319,"sku":"9781138283411","price":48.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_84762949-4336-4a96-b695-95d469113892.jpg?v=1777169135","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/routledge-revivals-albert-fried-9781138283411","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}