Bread winner : an intimate history of the Victorian economy
Griffin, Emma2020
Books, Manuscripts
The forgotten story of how ordinary families managed financially in the Victorian era - and struggled to survive despite increasing national prosperity. The Victorian era saw remarkable economic growth and a rise in real wages. But not everyone shared in the nation's prosperity. Many families continued to live in grinding poverty with women and children usually faring worst. In this incisive account, Emma Griffin unlocks the homes of Victorian England to examine the lives - and finances - of the people who lived there.
Main title:
Bread winner : an intimate history of the Victorian economy / Emma Griffin.
Author:
Griffin, Emma, author
Imprint:
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2020]©2020
Collation:
xi, 389 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9780300230062 (hbk)
Dewey class:
941.081
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2931436