Beyond the Tower: A History of East London

by John Marriott

Book Overview

From Jewish clothing merchants to Bangladeshi curry houses, ancient docks to the 2012 Olympics, the area east of the City has always played a crucial role in London's history. The East End, as it has been known, was the home to Shakespeare's first theater and to the early stirrings of a mass labor movement; it has also traditionally been seen as a place of darkness and despair, where Jack the Ripper committed his gruesome murders, and cholera and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300187750
• ISBN13: 9780300187755
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 442 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.8" x 8.9"