This is the most comprehensive and up-to-date synthesis of current research on the social conditions, experiences and reactions of working people during the period 1750 - 1850.
Preface, John Rule; Introduction: Perspectives and Problems, John Rule; Part 1 Material Conditions, John Rule; Chapter 1 The Standard of Living, John Rule; Chapter 2 Working-Class Consumption, John Rule; Chapter 3 Housing, John Rule; Part 2 Work, John Rule; Chapter 4 The Wage and its Form, John Rule; Chapter 5 Labour Intensity, Work Discipline and Health, John Rule; Part 3 Community, John Rule; Chapter 6 Community, John Rule; Chapter 7 The Family, John Rule; Chapter 8 Sentiment and Sex: The Feelings of the Working Classes, John Rule; Chapter 9 Popular Recreation, John Rule; Chapter 10 Education for the Labouring Classes, John Rule; Part 4 Responses, John Rule; Chapter 11 Trade Unionism Before 1825, John Rule; Chapter 12 The Repeal of the Combination Acts and the Aftermath, John Rule; Chapter 13 Post-1834: Craft Unionism, Miners and Chartism, John Rule; Chapter 14 The Protesting Crowd: Riots and Disturbances, John Rule; Chapter 102 Conclusion: Class and Class Consciousness, John Rule;
