1. Introduction: The Approach -- 2. Place and People -- 3. Elite Structures and Attitudes -- 4. The Changing Face of Discipline: Industrial Relations and Public Order -- 5. Co-operation and Competition: Religious Institutions and Parliamentary Politics -- 6. Participation, Services, and Ceremonies: The Development of Local Government -- 7. Coercion and Consensus: the Poor Law and Philanthropy -- 8. Conclusion: The Impact and Implications of Black Country Elites -- App. 1. Social Classification -- App. 2. Identification and Analysis of Local Elites -- App. 3. Supplementary Information on Elites
Summary
This text is a study of the Black Country in the 19th century when the area was at the forefront of Britain's industrial development. It aims to enhance the reader's understanding of Victorian society through this researched analysis of the urban elites of the region