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Professionalism, Patronage, and Public Service in Victorian London

Professionalism, Patronage, and Public Service in Victorian London The Staff of the Metropolitan Board of Works 1856-1889

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Publisher's Synopsis

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 and large and significant professional group, not hitherto studied in such depth.

Book information

ISBN: 9780485113877
Publisher: Athlone
Imprint: Athlone
Pub date:
DEWEY: 363.09421
DEWEY edition: 20
Number of pages: 239
Weight: 367g
Height: 216mm
Width: 138mm
Spine width: 18mm