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Death, Grief and Poverty in Britain, 1870-1914

Death, Grief and Poverty in Britain, 1870-1914

Strange, Julie-Marie

Hardcover

Series: Cambridge Social and Cultural Histories, Book 6

Death & DyingGeneral World HistoryBritish History

ISBN10: 0521838576
ISBN13: 9780521838573
Publisher: Cambridge
Published: Jul 25 2005
Pages: 306
Weight: 1.54
Height: 0.90 Width: 6.30 Depth: 9.26
Language: English
It has been assumed that the poor in Victorian and Edwardian Britain did not mourn their dead because of high mortality rates. Contesting this approach, Julie-Marie Strange studies the expression of grief among the working class, demonstrating that poverty increased--rather than deadened--it. She illustrates the mourning practices of the working classes through chapters addressing care of the corpse, the funeral, the cemetery, commemoration, and high infant mortality rates. The book draws upon fiction, journalism, and official reports as well as personal testimony.

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