{"id":9361,"date":"2024-07-24T13:39:27","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T13:39:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.lshtm.ac.uk\/library\/?p=9361"},"modified":"2024-07-24T13:39:27","modified_gmt":"2024-07-24T13:39:27","slug":"booth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.lshtm.ac.uk\/library\/2024\/07\/24\/booth\/","title":{"rendered":"Labour and life of the people \/ Charles Booth. \u2013 London : Williams and Norgate, 1889-1891."},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p>Four editions of Booth\u2019s work were published, based on his notebooks, the version in our collection comprising three volumes including an appendix with maps. The work paints a vivid picture of the social conditions in London in the late 19<sup>th<\/sup> century. For much of the book, Booth is the editor, with various authors contributing chapters.<\/p>\n<p>The first volume (East London) is divided into three sections: \u201cThe classes\u201d, \u201cThe trades\u201d and \u201cSpecial subjects\u201d. Among the &#8220;special subjects&#8221; are chapters on migration and \u201cthe Jewish community\u201d. While some of the text reflects negative stereotyping (e.g. it is suggested that migrant workers have lower expectations of work and living standards), issues such a bonded labour and low wages resonate to this day.<\/p>\n<p>The second volume deals with \u201cLondon street by street\u201d (including poverty classification and housing); \u201cCentral London\u201d and \u201cLondon children\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For more information about Booth\u2019s survey, notebooks and digitised versions of his works, see the following link: &nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/booth.lse.ac.uk\/learn-more\/what-was-the-inquiry\">https:\/\/booth.lse.ac.uk\/learn-more\/what-was-the-inquiry<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Four editions of Booth\u2019s work were published, based on his notebooks, the version in our&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":336,"featured_media":9362,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[81955,1],"tags":[81994,81996,81995,17921,58246,81992,81993],"class_list":["post-9361","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-historical-collection","category-uncategorised","tag-19th-century","tag-charles-booth-1840-1916","tag-health-surveys","tag-london","tag-poverty","tag-social-conditions","tag-working-class","odd"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Labour and life of the people \/ Charles Booth. \u2013 London : Williams and Norgate, 1889-1891. - Library, Archive &amp; 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