Clothing the poor in nineteenth-century England / / Vivienne Richmond [[electronic resource]] |
Autore | Richmond Vivienne |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiii, 344 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
Disciplina | 391.0094209/034 |
Soggetto topico |
Clothing and dress - England - History - 19th century
Poor - Clothing - England - History - 19th century |
ISBN |
1-107-46189-8
1-139-89353-X 1-107-45973-7 1-107-64534-4 1-107-32539-0 1-107-46541-9 1-107-47255-5 1-107-46895-7 1-107-47354-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction: Identifying the poor, locating their clothes -- Setting the standard: working-class dress -- 'Frankly, a mystery': budgeting for clothes -- 'Poverty busied itself': buying clothes -- 'Woman's best weapon': needlework and home-made clothing -- 'The struggle for respectability' -- The sense of self -- 'The bowels of compassion': clothing and the poor law -- 'An urgent desire to clothe them': ladies' clothing charities -- 'We have nothing but our clothes': charity schools and servants -- 'The greatest stigma and disgrace': lunatic asylums, workhouses and prisons -- Conclusion: No finery. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453385603321 |
Richmond Vivienne | ||
Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Clothing the poor in nineteenth-century England / / Vivienne Richmond [[electronic resource]] |
Autore | Richmond Vivienne |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiii, 344 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
Disciplina | 391.0094209/034 |
Soggetto topico |
Clothing and dress - England - History - 19th century
Poor - Clothing - England - History - 19th century |
ISBN |
1-107-46189-8
1-139-89353-X 1-107-45973-7 1-107-64534-4 1-107-32539-0 1-107-46541-9 1-107-47255-5 1-107-46895-7 1-107-47354-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction: Identifying the poor, locating their clothes -- Setting the standard: working-class dress -- 'Frankly, a mystery': budgeting for clothes -- 'Poverty busied itself': buying clothes -- 'Woman's best weapon': needlework and home-made clothing -- 'The struggle for respectability' -- The sense of self -- 'The bowels of compassion': clothing and the poor law -- 'An urgent desire to clothe them': ladies' clothing charities -- 'We have nothing but our clothes': charity schools and servants -- 'The greatest stigma and disgrace': lunatic asylums, workhouses and prisons -- Conclusion: No finery. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790616503321 |
Richmond Vivienne | ||
Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
Clothing the poor in nineteenth-century England / / Vivienne Richmond |
Autore | Richmond Vivienne |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiii, 344 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
Disciplina | 391.0094209/034 |
Soggetto topico |
Clothing and dress - England - History - 19th century
Poor - Clothing - England - History - 19th century |
ISBN |
1-107-46189-8
1-139-89353-X 1-107-45973-7 1-107-64534-4 1-107-32539-0 1-107-46541-9 1-107-47255-5 1-107-46895-7 1-107-47354-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction: Identifying the poor, locating their clothes -- Setting the standard: working-class dress -- 'Frankly, a mystery': budgeting for clothes -- 'Poverty busied itself': buying clothes -- 'Woman's best weapon': needlework and home-made clothing -- 'The struggle for respectability' -- The sense of self -- 'The bowels of compassion': clothing and the poor law -- 'An urgent desire to clothe them': ladies' clothing charities -- 'We have nothing but our clothes': charity schools and servants -- 'The greatest stigma and disgrace': lunatic asylums, workhouses and prisons -- Conclusion: No finery. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910824953803321 |
Richmond Vivienne | ||
Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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