The East End by Alan Palmer

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The East End by Alan Palmer

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Zusammenfassung

Situated on the seaward side of the capital, the history of London's East End is linked with the most complex docklands of any industrial society, serving what used to be a great trading nation and imperial power. This study examines the evolution and modern development of the area.

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The East End by Alan Palmer

The East End is on the seaward side of London and its history is inextricably linked with the most complex docklands of any industrial society, serving what used to be a great trading nation and an Imperial power. As well as goods entering the port, generations of immigrants have flowed in - Protestant Huguenots from France, Irish labourers fleeing the potato blight, Jews escaping Russian pogroms, and Indians and Pakistanis. This study examines the evolution of the Tower Hamlets - Bethnal Green, Poplar, Hackney and Stepney - and sifts through the facts relating to an area notorious for its violent crime, political unrest and poverty. He argues that the area is a microcosm of the tensions apparent in British society as a whole, derived from the impact of the Industrial Revolution, the age of the railway, the two World Wars and the current invasion of the young rich.

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SKU Nicht verfügbar
ISBN 13 9780719546761
ISBN 10 0719546761
Titel The East End
Autor Alan Palmer
Buchzustand Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart Hardback
Verlag Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Erscheinungsjahr 1989-04-13
Seitenanzahl 224
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