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

Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- I. THE POVERTY SERIES -- 1 The Youthful Pretender -- 2 The Board of Statistical Inquiry -- 3 Not Probably a Perfect Instrument but a Usable One -- 4 Making the Dry Bones Live -- 5 Head of the Statistical Tree -- 6 Trades of East London Connected with Poverty: Special Subject Inquiries -- 7 The Docks: Beatrice Potter -- 8 The Tailoring Trade: Beatrice Potter and George Arkell -- 9 The Jewish Community: Beatrice Potter -- 10 Women's Work: Clara Collet and George Arkell -- 11 The Boot and Shoe Industry: David Schloss and Jesse Argyle -- 12 Conclusion -- II. THE INDUSTRY SERIES -- 1 Interviews and Impressions -- 2 Work and the Workers -- 3 The Booths and the Webbs: Some Comparisons and Contrasts -- 4 Conclusion -- III. THE RELIGIOUS INFLUENCES SERIES -- 1 Evaluate not Enumerate -- 2 Summing up the Survey -- 3 Charles Booth and Social Science -- 4 The Religious Influences Series: The Printed Books -- APPENDIXES -- I: Booth's Special Street Survey -- II: Trade Interviews Questionnaire -- III: Trade Union Questionnaire -- IV: Employers' Questionnaire -- V: Booth on Religion -- VI: The Church of England -- Select Bibliography -- Index of Names and Places -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- Index of Subjects -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.

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