Professionalism, Patronage and Public Service in Victorian London: The Staff of the Metropolitan Board of Works, 1856-1889
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Professionalism, Patronage and Public Service in Victorian London: The Staff of the Metropolitan Board of Works, 1856-1889
By (Author) Gloria Clifton
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Bloomsbury Academic
19th November 2015
United Kingdom
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
European history
320.8509421
Physical Properties
Hardback
256
Width 156mm, Height 234mm
540g
Description
This study of 19th-century local government examines the role of local government officials and the social origins of this growing bureaucracy. As the predecessor of the London County Council, the Metropolitan Board of Works was an important body and its officials formed a large and significant professional group, not hitherto studied in such depth.
Author Bio
Gloria Clifton is Emeritus Curator of the National Maritime Museum and Royal Observatory, Greenwich, UK.
