Bread Winner: An Intimate History of the Victorian Economy - Couverture rigide

Griffin, Emma

 
9780300230062: Bread Winner: An Intimate History of the Victorian Economy
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ISBN 10 : 0300230060 ISBN 13 : 9780300230062
Editeur : Yale University Press, 2020

Synopsis


The overlooked story of how ordinary women and their husbands managed financially in the Victorian era - and why so many struggled despite increasing national prosperity.

Nineteenth century Britain saw remarkable economic growth and a rise in real wages. But not everyone shared in the nation's wealth. Unable to earn a sufficient income themselves, working-class women were reliant on the 'breadwinner wage' of their husbands. When income failed, or was denied or squandered by errant men, families could be plunged into desperate poverty from which there was no escape. Emma Griffin unlocks the homes of Victorian England to examine the lives - and finances - of the people who lived there. Drawing on over 600 working-class autobiographies, including more than 200 written by women, Bread Winner changes our understanding of daily life in Victorian Britain.

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À propos de l'auteur

Emma Griffin is professor of modern British history at the University of East Anglia. She is the author of five books, including Liberty's Dawn and Blood Sport.

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Éditeur
Yale University Press
Date d'édition
2020
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0300230060
ISBN 13 
9780300230062
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
320
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Personne responsable
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