Rag Fair - A Different Migration History of London’s East End, 1780-1850

In the early Victorian age, the streets of East London were home to migrants from different regions and religions. In the midst of this area lay the famous Rag Fair street market, sustained by trade routes stretching across the globe. The market's history demonstrates that it was not only a place of economic exchange, but also an intercultural contact zone where Jewish and Irish migrants mingled, entered client relationships and forged political alliances. Reconstructing the varied (partly multiethnic) group-building processes operating in the market, Rag Fair draws on approaches across migration history, economic history, economic anthropology and the sociology of political movements to uncover the social mechanisms at work in the old clothing trade.

About the author

Ole Münch is a research fellow for modern British history at the German Historical Institute London. He studied history and sociology in Göttingen and completed his doctorate at the University of Konstanz. In 2020, his dissertation was awarded the Wolfgang J. Mommsen Prize of the German Historical Institute London and the City of Konstanz Prize to Promote Early Career Researchers at the University of Konstanz.

Product details

• Authors: Ole Munch, Ole Münch
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.10.2024
• EAN: 9781805396895
• ISBN: 978-1-80539-689-5
• No. of pages: 384
• Series: Studies in British and Imperial History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; London, Greater London, City of London, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / International / General, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, c 1800 to c 1900, Migration, immigration & emigration, Social and cultural history, Migration, immigration and emigration, Early 19th century c 1800 to c 1850, International Trade, C 1700 To C 1800, Later 18th century c 1750 to c 1799, International trade and commerce, Textile Industries, Apparel, garment and textile industries