Victorian Dundee
Subtitle: image and realities
By: edited by Christopher A. Whatley, Bob Harris, and Louise Miskell
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Dundee University Press; Edinburgh University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Dundee
Language: eng
Number of pages: 312
ISBN-13: 9781845860912
Subjects: History
Description: This study reveals aspects of Victorian Dundee that have been hidden from history. It looks behind the traditional view of Dundee in this period as a grim industrial town marred by social deprivation and riven by workplace conflict. It shows that this image of the city was only part of the story and explains how the town provided regular work and better wages than were available in the countryside (many of the town's inhabitants were migrants), offered a range of social amenities, and had a strong sense of civic pride.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.