Vision for London, 1889-1914 - Labour, Everyday Life and the Lcc Experiment

The London County Council was a the world's largest municipal government and a laboratory for social experimentation before the Great War. It sought to master the problems of metropolitan amelioration, political economy and public culture.
Pennybacker's social history tests the vision of London Progressivism against its practitioners' accomplishments. She argues that the historical memory of the hopes inspired by LCC achievement and the disillusions spawned by failure, are potent forces in today's deeply ambivalent responses to metropolitan politics in London. The `new women', bohemian London, scandal in the building industry, midwifery, lodging houses, children's provision and the music hall were all provocative issues in LCC work. Their story richly evokes life in the turn-of-the-century metropolis and illustrates the complexities of `municipal socialism'.

List of contents

Acknowledgements Photographs, Prints and Documents Introduction Chapter I: The ways of life, aspirations and political culture of men and women `Blackcoated Workers' Chapter II: `The industrial reorganisation of society': The LCC Works Department and municipal socialism in practice Chapter III: The appetite for managing other people's lives Lists of abbreviations Notes on sources

About the author

Susan D. Pennybacker

Summary

The world's largest municipal government at the opening of this century sought to master the prob- lems of metropolitan amelioration, political econ- omy & public culture. `London Progressivism' is tested against its practitioners' accomplishments.

Product details

• Authors: Susan D Pennybacker, Susan D. Pennybacker, Pennybacker Susan D.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.06.2013
• EAN: 9780415865326
• ISBN: 978-0-415-86532-6
• No. of pages: 330
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, HISTORY / General, Social & cultural history, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, British & Irish history, Social and cultural history, History and Archaeology