London's Shadows

London's Shadows - Paperback

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London's Shadows
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London's Shadows - Paperback

London's Shadows - Paperback

by Drew D. Gray
$62.91
$62.91

Book Overview

by Drew D. Gray (Author)

In 1888 London was the capital of the most powerful empire the world had ever known, and the largest city in Europe. In the west a new city was growing, populated by the middle classes, the epitome of 'Victorian values'. Across the city the situation was very different. The East End of London had long been considered a nether world, a dark and dangerous region outside the symbolic 'walls' of the original City.

Using the Whitechapel murders of Jack the Ripper as a focal point, this book explores prostitution, poverty, revolutionary politics, immigration, the creation of a criminal underclass and the development of policing. It also considers how the sensationalist 'new journalism' took the news of the Ripper murders to all corners of the Empire and to the United States. This is an important book for those interested in the history of Victorian Britain.

Author Biography

Drew D. Gray is Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Northampton, UK. He is the author of Crime, Prosecution and Social Relations.

Number of Pages: 288
Dimensions: 0.7 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: May 09, 2013
ISBN9781441147202
Author Drew D. Gray
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing PLC
GenreHistory and Education
FormatPaperback
PublishedMay 2013
LanguageENG- English
Pages288
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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