Bread Winner - Emma Griffin

Nineteenth century Britain saw remarkable economic growth and a rise in real wages. But not everyone shared in the nation\'s wealth. Unable to earn a sufficient income themselves, working-class women were reliant on the \'breadwinner wage\' of their husbands. When income failed, or was denied or squandered by errant men, families could be plunged into desperate poverty from which there was no escape. Emma Griffin unlocks the homes of Victorian England to examine the lives - and finances - of the people who lived there. Drawing on over 600 working-class autobiographies, including more than 200 Bread Winner - Emma Griffin od authora Emma Griffin a nakladatelství za skvělé ceny na e-shopu Martinus.cz
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