The Devil's Highway: Urban Anxieties and Subaltern Cultures in London's Sailortown, C.1850-1900 - Hardcover
by Brad Beaven
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Availability:In StockContributor:Brad BeavenSeries:Studies in Popular CulturePublish date:2025-01-14Pages:216
Language:EnglishPublisher:Manchester University PressISBN-13:9781526177926ISBN-10:1526177927UPC:9781526177926Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Europe, Maritime History & Piracy, Social HistoryBook Topic:Great BritainSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.56 inchesWeight:1.0604Product ID:SCE7SXY02M
The Devil's Highway: Urban Anxieties and Subaltern Cultures in London's Sailortown, C.1850-1900
Between 1850 and 1900, Ratcliffe Highway was the pulse of maritime London. Sailors from every corner of the globe found solace, and sometimes trouble, in this bustling district. However, for social investigators, it was a place of fascination and fear as it harboured chaotic and dangerous 'exotic' communities. Sailortowns were transient, cosmopolitan and working class in character and provide us...
Series: Studies in Popular Culture
Language:EnglishPublisher:Manchester University PressISBN-13:9781526177926ISBN-10:1526177927UPC:9781526177926Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Europe, Maritime History & Piracy, Social HistoryBook Topic:Great BritainSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.56 inchesWeight:1.0604Product ID:SCE7SXY02M
Brad Beaven is a Professor of Social and Cultural History at the University of Portsmouth.
Publisher: Manchester University Press
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