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Record Nr.

UNINA9910154983503321

Autore

Hewitt Martin

Titolo

The emergence of stability in the industrial city : Manchester, 1832-67 / / Martin Hewitt

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2016

ISBN

1-351-89074-3

1-315-24000-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (348 pages) : maps

Disciplina

942.733081

Soggetti

Industries - England - Manchester - History - 19th century

Working class - England - Manchester - History - 19th century

Electronic books.

Manchester (England) Social conditions

Manchester (England) Politics and government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 1996 by Ashgate Publishing.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction -- 2. Manchester : economic growth and social structure -- 3. The genesis of middle-class moral imperialism -- 4. The rejection of religion -- 5. The repudiation of useful knowledge -- 6. The resilience of unrespectable recreation -- 7. The continuities of working-class consciousness -- 8. The strategic contradictions of mid-nineteenth century radicalism -- 9. The restraint of working-class politics -- 10. Conclusion.