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Death, Grief and Poverty in Britain, 1870-1914 (Cambridge Social and Cultural Histories) Book
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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.
- 0521838576
- 9780521838573
- Julie-Marie Strange
- 25 July 2005
- Cambridge University Press
- Hardcover (Book)
- 304
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