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Routledge History of the Working Class in the West (2024)
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Harrison, L. O. Betts, & L. Price (Eds.). Routledge History of the Working Class in the West. Routledge. Manuscript submitted for publication

The proverbial “interesting times” of the current shifting global landscape calls out, we believe, for a new edited collection that critically examines the working class. The UK’s vote to trigger Brexit, the surprise upset election of Donald Trump in... Read More about Routledge History of the Working Class in the West.

Dangerous Amusements: Leisure, the young working class and urban space, c.1870-1939 (2022)
Book
Harrison, L. (2022). Dangerous Amusements: Leisure, the young working class and urban space, c.1870-1939. Manchester: Manchester University Press

In neighbourhoods and public spaces across Britain, young working people walked out together, congregated in the streets, and paraded up and down on the 'monkey parades'. The beginnings of a distinct youth culture can be traced to the late nineteenth... Read More about Dangerous Amusements: Leisure, the young working class and urban space, c.1870-1939.