The East End

Four Centuries of London Life

Nonfiction, History, British
Cover of the book The East End by Alan Palmer, Faber & Faber
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Alan Palmer ISBN: 9780571305889
Publisher: Faber & Faber Publication: June 12, 2014
Imprint: Faber & Faber Language: English
Author: Alan Palmer
ISBN: 9780571305889
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Publication: June 12, 2014
Imprint: Faber & Faber
Language: English

The East End as an idea is known to every Londoner, and to many others, though its boundaries are vague. Alan Palmer's historical overview of the area (first published in 1989 and revised in 2000) takes its extent to be the traditional limits of Hackney and Tower Hamlets, Hoxton and Shoreditch, the docklands and their overflow into West Ham and East Ham. And at the heart of the East End lies Spitalfields, home to a transient, often radical and hard-working population.

Though it is often seen as London's centre of industry and poverty, in comparison to the well-to-do West End, the East End has always been a diverse place: in the seventeenth century, Hackney was a pleasant country retreat; Stepney and the docklands a bustling world of sailors and merchants. The book traces the development of the area from these roots, through the nineteenth century - when the East End became notorious as the home of radicals, exiled revolutionaries and the very poor, its crowded streets the scene of murder, riot and cholera -to the bombing of the first and second world war; and the subsequent decline and regeneration of the twentieth century.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

The East End as an idea is known to every Londoner, and to many others, though its boundaries are vague. Alan Palmer's historical overview of the area (first published in 1989 and revised in 2000) takes its extent to be the traditional limits of Hackney and Tower Hamlets, Hoxton and Shoreditch, the docklands and their overflow into West Ham and East Ham. And at the heart of the East End lies Spitalfields, home to a transient, often radical and hard-working population.

Though it is often seen as London's centre of industry and poverty, in comparison to the well-to-do West End, the East End has always been a diverse place: in the seventeenth century, Hackney was a pleasant country retreat; Stepney and the docklands a bustling world of sailors and merchants. The book traces the development of the area from these roots, through the nineteenth century - when the East End became notorious as the home of radicals, exiled revolutionaries and the very poor, its crowded streets the scene of murder, riot and cholera -to the bombing of the first and second world war; and the subsequent decline and regeneration of the twentieth century.

More books from Faber & Faber

Cover of the book The Order of Death by Alan Palmer
Cover of the book Mousebeard's Revenge by Alan Palmer
Cover of the book Atticus Claw On the Misty Moor by Alan Palmer
Cover of the book Simon Gray: Plays 1 by Alan Palmer
Cover of the book Adventures With the Wife in Space by Alan Palmer
Cover of the book Tusk Tusk by Alan Palmer
Cover of the book Why Most Things Fail by Alan Palmer
Cover of the book Crocodiles & Obelisks by Alan Palmer
Cover of the book Moonrise Kingdom by Alan Palmer
Cover of the book My Mum's Growing Down by Alan Palmer
Cover of the book The Long Count by Alan Palmer
Cover of the book To Ireland, I by Alan Palmer
Cover of the book My Life In Music by Alan Palmer
Cover of the book 'Tears Before Bedtime' and 'Weep No More' by Alan Palmer
Cover of the book Hayley the Hairy Horse by Alan Palmer
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy