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Gray Dissertation Submission.Pdf, Audrey Gray
Gray Dissertation Submission.Pdf, Audrey Gray
Audrey Gray
Gray Dissertation Submission.Pdf, Audrey Gray
Gray Dissertation Submission.Pdf, Audrey Gray
Audrey Gray
Sean Shesgreen, Images Of The Outcast: The Urban Poor In The Cries Of London, John D. Ramsbottom
Sean Shesgreen, Images Of The Outcast: The Urban Poor In The Cries Of London, John D. Ramsbottom
John D. Ramsbottom
Dr. Ramsbottom's review of "Images of the Outcast: The Urban Poor in the Cries of London"
Lydia Murdoch, Imagined Orphans: Poor Families, Child Welfare, And Contested Citizenship In London, John D. Ramsbottom
Lydia Murdoch, Imagined Orphans: Poor Families, Child Welfare, And Contested Citizenship In London, John D. Ramsbottom
John D. Ramsbottom
Dr. Ramsbottom's review of "Imagined Orphans: Poor Families, Child Welfare, and Contested Citizenship in London"
The Influence Of London On Labor Markets In Southern England, 1830-1914, George R. Boyer
The Influence Of London On Labor Markets In Southern England, 1830-1914, George R. Boyer
George R. Boyer
[Excerpt] Historians have long acknowledged that London, because of its enormous size and rapidly growing demand for labor, acted as a powerful magnet for migrants from throughout southern England. However, while there is a large literature documenting the flow of migrants to London, there have been surprisingly few attempts to determine the consequences of this migration for southern labor markets. This article attempts to redress the imbalance in the literature by examining the influence of London on agricultural labor markets during the nineteenth century. In particular, the article examines the effect of distance from London on wage rates in southern …