The Naked Truth: Shocking Revelations about the Slums
Author(s):
Conquest, Joan
| Binding: | Hardcover |
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| Size: | 5 - 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall |
| Volume Condition: | Very Good |
| Dust Jacket: | No |
| Language: | English |
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| Publisher Name: | T Werner Laurie |
| Publication Year: | 1933 |
| Publication Place: | London, UK |
| SKU: | 027679 |
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| Categories: | Culture and Society , Local Interest and History - London |
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158pp. Red cloth-covered boards; black titles on front and spine. 12mo. Sun-faded spine, rubbed corners and spine ends with cloth starting to fray. Text block edges tanning and starting to fox. Endpapers tanning; bookseller's label on front pastedown; penned inscription Pages starting to age. Otherwise, internally neat, clean and tight.
In 1933, Conquest - nursing sister - exposed of the living conditions of the London's poor. Subtitled ‘shocking revelations about the slums’ The Naked Truth details the impacts of slum housing through testimony gathered during her undercover visits to slum dwellings. She expected her hard-hitting revelations would add to the pressure for housing improvement and social reform.
Keywords:
Poverty
Slums
Housing
Social Reform
London
