Middle-Class Life in Victorian Belfast

Middle-Class Life in Victorian Belfast vividly reconstructs the social world of upper middle-class Belfast from c.1830 to 1890. Using extensive primary material, the book draws a rich portrait of Belfast's middle-class society, covering themes of civic activism, working lives, philanthropy, associational culture, evangelicalism, recreation, marriage and family life.

About the author

Alice Johnson is a lecturer in history at Belfast Metropolitan College and Visiting Research Fellow at Queen's University Belfast.

Summary

Middle-Class Life in Victorian Belfast vividly reconstructs the social world of upper middle-class Belfast from c.1830 to 1890. Using extensive primary material, the book draws a rich portrait of Belfast's middle-class society, covering themes of civic activism, working lives, philanthropy, associational culture, evangelicalism, recreation, marriage and family life.

Product details

• Authors: Alice Johnson
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2020
• EAN: 9781789620313
• ISBN: 978-1-78962-031-3
• No. of pages: 376
• Series: Reappraisals in Irish History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Non-fiction book > History > Regional and national histories; Nordirland, 19. Jahrhundert (1800 bis 1899 n. Chr.), Sozial- und Kulturgeschichte, Europäische Geschichte, Geschichte allgemein und Weltgeschichte, Industrialisierung und Industriegeschichte, Heimatkunde