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Klappentext Analyses the effects of the industrial revolution on London's working population. Zusammenfassung Prior to the mid nineteenth century London experienced mainly indirect effects of the industrial revolution but it was, nonetheless, susceptible to many of the wider economic transformations that occured during the period 1700–1850. This book provides a detailed analysis of the changes to the economy and social structure of London during this time. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; Part I. Wealth and Occupations in London: 1. The structure of London's economy and labour force; 2. Manufacturing, services and the London bourgeoisie; Part II. Fluctuations and Mortality in the Metropolis: 3. Trends, cycles and wars; 4. Seasonal fluctuations; 5. The population of London: the ending of the old regime; Part III. The Standard of Living and the London Trades: 6. The making of a wage rate; 7. The challenge of sweated labour: a tale of four trades; 8. The defences of the inferior artisans, conclusion: downstream from industrialisation; Appendices: 1. Seventeenth- and eighteenth-century sources on occupations and incomes; 2. Occupations insured with Sun Fire Office and Royal Exchange Assurance, 1775-87; 3. 1851 census: Armstrong classification; 4. 1851 census: summary tables.
