Death, Grief and Poverty in Britain, 1870–1914

Julie-Marie (University of Manchester) Strange

Cambridge University Press, 2005

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Julie-Marie Strange studies the expression of grief among the working class in Victorian and Edwardian Britain, demonstrating that poverty increased - rather than deadened - it. She illustrates the mourning practices of the working classes through chapters addressing care of the corpse, the funeral, the cemetery, and commemoration.

ISBN-13
9780521838573
ISBN-10
0521838576
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2005
Publication date
2005-07-25
Pages
306
Dimensions
236x163x26
Weight
635