English Local Government: The Story of the King's Highway - Couverture souple

Webb, Beatrice Potter; Webb, Sidney

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1473300355 ISBN 13 : 9781473300354

Editeur : Read Books, 2013

Synopsis

This early work by Beatrice Potter Webb was originally published in 1913 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Story of the King's Highway ' is a fascinating work on social history and the structure and function of local government in England and Wales. Beatrice Potter Webb was born in Gloucester, England in 1858. Both her mother and brother died early in her childhood leaving her to be raised by her father, Richard Potter. He was a successful businessman with large railroad interests and many influential friends in politics and industry whose company the young Beatrice would become accustomed to. Upon reaching adulthood, Potter moved to London and helped her cousin, Charles, a social reformer, research his book The Life and Labour of the People in London. It was during this time that she was introduced to Sidney James Webb, who later became her husband and collaborator. The Webb's, together, wrote eleven volumes of work which arguably shaped the way subsequent scholars thought about sociology. They also collaborated on more than 100 books and articles on the conditions of factory workers, and the economic history of Britain, among other subjects.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. This text refers to the Bibliobazaar edition.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Read Books
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1473300355
• ISBN 13: 9781473300354
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 326
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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