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Condition of the Working-Class in England in 1844

Condition of the Working-Class in England in 1844

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Number of Chapters: 20

Length: 12 hours

Language: English

This is Engels' first book (since considered a classic account of England's working class in the industrial age), which argues that workers paid a heavy price for the industrial revolution that swept the country. Engels wrote the piece while staying in Manchester from 1842 to 1844, based on th bohis observations and several contemporary reports conducted over the period. (Summary by Cathy Barratt)

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Preface (Cate Barratt)
Introduction (Cate Barratt)
Chapter 1. The Industrial Proletariat (Cate Barratt)
Chapter 2. The Great Towns, part 1 (Cate Barratt)
Chapter 2. The Great Towns, part 2 (Cate Barratt)
Chapter 2. The Great Towns, part 3 (Cate Barratt)
Chapter 3. Competition (Cate Barratt)
Chapter 4. Irish Immigration (Cate Barratt)
Chapter 5. Results, part 1 (Cate Barratt)
Chapter 5. Results, part 2 (Cate Barratt)
Chapter 6. Single Branches of Industry. Factory Hands, part 1 (Cate Barratt)
Chapter 6. Single Branches of Industry. Factory Hands, part 2 (Cate Barratt)
Chapter 6. Single Branches of Industry. Factory Hands, part 3 (Cate Barratt)
Chapter 7. The Remaining Branches of Industry, part 1 (Cate Barratt)
Chapter 7. The Remaining Branches of Industry, part 2 (Cate Barratt)
Chapter 8. Labour Movements, part 1 (Cate Barratt)
Chapter 8. Labour Movements, part 2 (Cate Barratt)
Chapter 9. The Mining Proletariat (Cate Barratt)
Chapter 10. The Agricultural Proletariat (Cate Barratt)
Chapter 11. The Attitude of the Bourgeoisie Towards the Proletariat (Cate Barratt)
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