East End Legacy - Essays in Memory of William J Fishman

This is a memorial volume for William J Fishman, whose book, East End 1888, was 'a picture of life among the labouring poor of East London in Victorian times'. This book discusses the main themes of Fishman's book and chart changes that have taken place over 120 years, it delves into history and analyses issues which are still relevant today.

List of contents

Foreword
Lord Trevor Smith
Introduction
Colin Holmes and Anne J Kershen
1. From East End 1888 to East End 2008: A Journey in the Life of an Inner London Borough
Anne J Kershen
Part 1: Politics
2. Anarchism, Jews, Relief - and Photography? Behind the Lens and behind the Scenes, 1892-1946
Michael Berkowitz
3. The Jewish Health Organisation of Great Britain in the East End, 1923-1946
Todd Endelman
4. The East End and the Moral Foundations of Bill Fishman's Libertarian Socialism
Wayne Parsons
Part 2: Anti-Alienism/Anti-Semitism and War
5. The Reubens Brothers: Jews, Crime and the East London Connection, 1887-1911
Colin Holmes
6. Jews and Bombs: The Making of a Metropolitan Myth, 1916-1945
Jerry White
7. Winning the Battle, But What About the War? Cable Street in Context
Daniel Tilles
Part 3: Culture and Society
8. Whitechapel's Yiddish Opera House: The Rise and Fall of the Feinman Yiddish People's Threatre
David Mazower
9. The Metropolitan Rhythm of Street Life: A Socio-spatial Analysis of Synagogues and Churches in Nineteenth Century Whitechapel
Laura Vaughan and Kerstin Sailer
10. Doing the East End Walk, Oi! Heritage, Ownership and Belonging
Tony Kushner
Afterword
Colin Holmes and Anne J Kershen

About the author

Colin Holmes is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Sheffield, UK.
Anne J. Kershen is Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Migration, Queen Mary University of London and Honorary Senior Research Associate at the Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London.

Summary

This is a memorial volume for William J Fishman, whose book, East End 1888, was ‘a picture of life among the labouring poor of East London in Victorian times’. This book discusses the main themes of Fishman's book and chart changes that have taken place over 120 years, it delves into history and analyses issues which are still relevant today.

Product details

• Authors: Colin (University of Sheffield Holmes, Colin Kershen Holmes
• Assisted by: Colin Holmes (Editor), Colin (University of Sheffield Holmes (Editor), Holmes Colin (Editor), Anne J Kershen (Editor), Anne J. Kershen (Editor), Dr. Anne J. Kershen (Editor), Dr. Anne J. (Queen Mary Kershen (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.08.2017
• EAN: 9781138123182
• ISBN: 978-1-138-12318-2
• No. of pages: 264
• Series: Routledge Studies in Radical History and Politics; Routledge Studies in Radical History and Politics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; London, Greater London, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, 20th Century, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Georgian Era (1714-1837), HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901), c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, British & Irish history