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Author Trainor, Richard H. (Richard Hughes), 1948-

Title Black Country élites : the exercise of authority in an industrialized area, 1830-1900 / Richard H. Trainor
Published Oxford : Clarendon, 1993

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Description 1 online resource
Series Oxford historical monographs
Oxford historical monographs.
Contents 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
Analysis Urban regions Social conditions History
West Midlands (England)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Elite (Social sciences) -- England -- Black Country -- History -- 19th century
Industrialists -- England -- Black Country -- History -- 19th century
Elite (Social sciences)
Industrialists
Social conditions
Elite
Industrialisierung
Politik
Verwaltung
Elites.
Ondernemers.
Sociaal-economisch beleid.
Lokaal bestuur.
Geschichte (1830-1900)
Sozialgeschichte 1830-1900.
SUBJECT Black Country (England) -- Social conditions
Subject England -- Black Country
Black Country
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780191675850
0191675857