The Classic Slum
Subtitle: Salford Life in the First Quarter of the Century
Edition: Reprinted in Penguin Books 1990.
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Published: December 7, 1990
Place of publication: London, England
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780140136241
Subjects: Urban communities; First World War, 1914-1918; Inter-war period, 1918-1939; c 1900 - c 1914; Europe - Great Britain - General; History - General History; Literature: Classics; England; Social Science / Poverty
First sentence: No view of the English working class in the first quarter of this century would be accurate if that class were shown merely as a great amalgam of artisan and labouring groups united by a common aim and culture.