Mr. Charles Booth's Inquiry: Life and Labour of the People in London Reconsidered

by Rosemary O'Day

Charles Booth's pioneering survey, Life and Labour of the People in London, published in seventeen volumes between 1889 and 1903, was a landmark in empirical social investigation. His panorama of London life has dominated all subsequent accounts: its scope, precision and detail make it an unrivalled source for the period.

Mr. Charles Booth's Inquiry is the first systematic account of the making of the survey, based upon an intensive...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1852850795
• ISBN13: 9781852850791
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"