{"product_id":"the-classic-slum-robert-roberts-9780140136241","title":"The Classic Slum: Salford Life in the First Quarter of the Century","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A vivid, unforgettable picture of the quality--or lack of it--of life in England among 'ordinary' people.\"--Peter Stansky\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShaw said that poverty is the greatest crime. \u003ci\u003eThe Classic Slum\u003c\/i\u003e provides a grim affirmation of the truth of his remark. In a study which combines personal reminiscences with careful historical research, the myth of the \"good old days\" is summarily dispensed with; Robert Roberts describes the period of his childhood, when a man could lose his job for belonging to a Union and when a family's best clothes were likely to spend most weekdays at the pawnshop. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe main effect of poverty in Edwardian Salford was degradation, and despite great reserves of human courage, few could escape such a prison. The environment of slum housing and the atmosphere of hunger and insecurity created a culture blighted by ignorance, tedium, repression and a rigorous social stratification.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Roberts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 014013624X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780140136241\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/07\/1990\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.09w x 0.68d","brand":"Robert Roberts","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48483422634239,"sku":"9780140136241","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_28562b43-4d64-44cc-b28e-8cbbded261bb.jpg?v=1778038672","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-classic-slum-robert-roberts-9780140136241","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}