Vagrancy in the Victorian Age

ISBN-13: 9781009011242 / Miękka / 2023 / 275 str.

University of London) Robinson Alistair (Birkbeck

Opis

An interdisciplinary study of the rich Victorian taxonomy of vagrancy, and the concepts of poverty, mobility and homelessness it expressed.

Recenzje

'… a first-rate account of the causes of poverty in the nineteenth century, the reasons for the rapid growth of London street life during this time, the blundering attempts to alleviate the misfortunes of the 'worthy' poor and the misguided urge to punish and reject those who were deemed unworthy … groundbreaking …' Ana Alicia Garza, The Times Literary Supplement

Spis treści

Introduction; Part I. The Country; 1. Gypsies, Hawkers and Handicraft Tramps; 2. Poachers; Part II. The City; 3. Casual Paupers; 4. Loafers; Part III. The Frontier; 5. Paupers, Vagabonds and American Indians; 6. Beachcombers; Afterword: London 1902.