Jack the Ripper and the East End
2008
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What was the East End of London like in the time of Jack the Ripper? This book aims to uncover the reality of East End life, with sections on slum housing, immigration, attitudes to women, poverty, violence and crime. The book explores the murders and their investigation, and looks at their influence on our vision of London.
Main title:
Jack the Ripper and the East End / with an introduction by Peter Ackroyd ; compiled and edited by Alex Werner.
Imprint:
London : Chatto & Windus, 2008.
Collation:
287 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.), ports. ; 26 cm.
Notes:
Published in association with The Museum in Docklands & Museum of London.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780701182472 (hbk)0701182474 (hbk)
Dewey class:
364.1'523'094215364.1523094215364.15232 RIPP364.1523364.1523 RIPP364.152
Local class:
364.152
Language:
English
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BRN:
1318061
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