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Dirty Old London

- The Victorian Fight Against Filth
Af: Lee Jackson Engelsk Paperback

Dirty Old London

- The Victorian Fight Against Filth
Af: Lee Jackson Engelsk Paperback
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In Victorian London, filth was everywhere: horse traffic filled the streets with dung, household rubbish went uncollected, cesspools brimmed with "night soil," graveyards teemed with rotting corpses, the air itself was choked with smoke. In this intimately visceral book, Lee Jackson guides us through the underbelly of the Victorian metropolis, introducing us to the men and women who struggled to stem a rising tide of pollution and dirt, and the forces that opposed them. Through thematic chapters, Jackson describes how Victorian reformers met with both triumph and disaster. Full of individual stories and overlooked details—from the dustmen who grew rich from recycling, to the peculiar history of the public toilet—this riveting book gives us a fresh insight into the minutiae of daily life and the wider challenges posed by the unprecedented growth of the Victorian capital.
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In Victorian London, filth was everywhere: horse traffic filled the streets with dung, household rubbish went uncollected, cesspools brimmed with "night soil," graveyards teemed with rotting corpses, the air itself was choked with smoke. In this intimately visceral book, Lee Jackson guides us through the underbelly of the Victorian metropolis, introducing us to the men and women who struggled to stem a rising tide of pollution and dirt, and the forces that opposed them. Through thematic chapters, Jackson describes how Victorian reformers met with both triumph and disaster. Full of individual stories and overlooked details—from the dustmen who grew rich from recycling, to the peculiar history of the public toilet—this riveting book gives us a fresh insight into the minutiae of daily life and the wider challenges posed by the unprecedented growth of the Victorian capital.
Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 304
ISBN-13: 9780300216110
Indbinding: Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 0300216114
Udg. Dato: 15 okt 2015
Længde: 24mm
Bredde: 130mm
Højde: 200mm
Forlag: Yale University Press
Oplagsdato: 15 okt 2015
Forfatter(e): Lee Jackson
Forfatter(e) Lee Jackson


Kategori Social- & Kulturhistorie


ISBN-13 9780300216110


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 304


Udgave


Længde 24mm


Bredde 130mm


Højde 200mm


Udg. Dato 15 okt 2015


Oplagsdato 15 okt 2015


Forlag Yale University Press

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