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Book Review of The Classic Slum
Summary: A review of Robert Roberts' book The Classic Slum: Salford Life in the First Quarter of the Century, first published in 1971. A firsthand description of the extreme poverty that gripped the Manchester, England area in which Roberts grew up, the book emphasized three main points that directly affected the local society: the elaborate and complex social stratification, pervasive poverty, and the impact of World War I. In fact, the book is the most credible account of the lifestyle in the Edwardian slums and the impact of World War I.
The book The Classic Slum: Salford Life in the First Quarter of the Century by Robert Roberts gives an honest account of a village in Manchester in the first 25 years of the 20th century. The title is a reference to a description used by Friedrich Engels to describe the area in his book Conditions of the Working Class. The University of Manchester Press first published Roberts' book in the year 1971. The more recent publication by Penguin Books contains 254 pages, including the appendices. The author gives a firsthand description of the extreme poverty that gripped the area in which he grew up. His unique perspective allows him to accurately describe the self-imposed caste system, the causes and effects of widespread poverty, and the impact of World War I as someone who is truly a member of a proletarian family. His main contention is that prior to the War, the...
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