London's Shadows: the Dark Side of the Victorian City

Gray, D. (2010) London's Shadows: the Dark Side of the Victorian City. London, England: Continuum. 9781847252425.

Item Type:	Book
Abstract:	In 1888 London was the capital of the most powerful empire the world had ever known, and the largest city in Europe. However, there is a dark side to London's history. London’s shadows uses the ‘Jack the Ripper’ murders to explore prostitution, poverty, immigration, terrorism, the criminal underclass and the problems of policing. With a lively and very readable narrative London shadows tells the story of the late Victorian capital through the sensational pages of the contemporary newspapers
Uncontrolled Keywords:	London history, crime and punishment, social problems, terrorism, Jack the Ripper, Murder
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology > HV6001 Criminology > HV6251 Crimes and offences > HV6535 Murder D History General and Old World > DA Great Britain > DA670 Local history and description > DA675 London H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology > HV6001 Criminology > HV6774 Crimes and criminal classes > HV6950.L7 London
Creators:	Gray, Drew
Publisher:	Continuum
Faculties, Divisions and Institutes:	University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Faculty of Education & Humanities > History Faculties > Faculty of Education & Humanities > History
Date:	1 September 2010
Date Type:	Publication
Place of Publication:	London, England
Number of Pages:	280
Language:	English
ISBN:	9781847252425
Status:	Published / Disseminated
URI:	http://nectar.northampton.ac.uk/id/eprint/2608

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