LEADER 03643nam 2200589 450 001 9910786907903321 005 20230207220230.0 010 $a1-4411-3443-3 035 $a(CKB)3710000000109724 035 $a(EBL)1749632 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001196972 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12405040 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001196972 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11177365 035 $a(PQKB)10504554 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1749632 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1749632 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10866852 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL615694 035 $a(OCoLC)893331014 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000109724 100 $a19930129d1993 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aMr Charles Booth's inquiry $elife and labour of the people in London reconsidered /$fRosemary O'Day and David Englander 210 1$aLondon ;$aRio Grande, Ohio :$cHambledon Press,$d1993. 215 $a1 online resource (257 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-85285-079-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 214-224) and index. 327 $aCover; Contents; Preface; Introduction; I. THE POVERTY SERIES; 1 The Youthful Pretender; 2 The Board of Statistical Inquiry; 3 Not Probably a Perfect Instrument but a Usable One; 4 Making the Dry Bones Live; 5 Head of the Statistical Tree; 6 Trades of East London Connected with Poverty: Special Subject Inquiries; 7 The Docks: Beatrice Potter; 8 The Tailoring Trade: Beatrice Potter and George Arkell; 9 The Jewish Community: Beatrice Potter; 10 Women''s Work: Clara Collet and George Arkell; 11 The Boot and Shoe Industry: David Schloss and Jesse Argyle; 12 Conclusion; II. THE INDUSTRY SERIES 327 $a1 Interviews and Impressions2 Work and the Workers; 3 The Booths and the Webbs: Some Comparisons and Contrasts; 4 Conclusion; III. THE RELIGIOUS INFLUENCES SERIES; 1 Evaluate not Enumerate; 2 Summing up the Survey; 3 Charles Booth and Social Science; 4 The Religious Influences Series: The Printed Books; APPENDIXES; I: Booth''s Special Street Survey; II: Trade Interviews Questionnaire; III: Trade Union Questionnaire; IV: Employers'' Questionnaire; V: Booth on Religion; VI: The Church of England; Select Bibliography; Index of Names and Places; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R 327 $aST; U; V; W; Y; Z; Index of Subjects; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y 330 $aCharles Booth''s pioneering survey, Life and Labour of the People in London, published in 17 volumes between 1889 and 1903, was a landmark in empirical social investigation. His panorama of London life has dominated all subsequent accounts: its scope, precision and detail make it an unrivalled source for the period. Mr. Charles Booth''s Inquiry is the first systematic account of the making of the survey, based upon an intensive examination of the huge Booth archive. This contains far more material than was eventually published, in particular on women, work, religion, education, housin 606 $aWorking class$zEngland$zLondon 606 $aPoor$zEngland$zLondon 607 $aLondon (England)$xSocial conditions 615 0$aWorking class 615 0$aPoor 676 $a305.5/62/09421 700 $aO'Day$b Rosemary$0168607 702 $aEnglander$b David$f1949-1999, 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910786907903321 996 $aMr Charles Booth's inquiry$93693055 997 $aUNINA