The Margins of City Life
Author | : John M. Merriman |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 331 |
Release | : 1991 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780195064384 |
ISBN-13 | : 0195064380 |
Rating | : 4/5 (380 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Margins of City Life by : John M. Merriman
Download or read book The Margins of City Life written by John M. Merriman and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1991 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focuses on the social margins of city life - the "faubourgs", or suburbs, where rural migrants and the labouring poor of French cities congregated in growing numbers in the first half of the 19th century. The text examines the cultural and social traditions which took root in these areas.