Stories
- Article
How to be poor and happy
Money, security, self-sufficiency and charitable giving have long been linked to happiness. But what if you’re working class?
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The tradesman who confronted the pestilence
The City of London, 1665. As the Great Plague hits the capital, John New faces a deadly dilemma.
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Dirt, disease and the Inspector of Nuisances
In the days when ‘bad air’ was thought to spread disease, dozens of Inspectors of Nuisances ceaselessly struggled against the perils of dirt – both visible and invisible.
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A bad atmosphere in the Balkans
The citizens of Belgrade, one of the most polluted cities in Europe, are finally pushing back against the polluters, whose activities they’ve been encouraged to accept.
Catalogue
- Digital Images
- Online
Peabody Square, Westminter. Dwellings for the poor.
- Digital Images
- Online
Dwellings for the poor. Part of the Corporation Buildings, Farringdon Road, London
- Audio
Respect for the earth. Pt. 5, Poverty and globalization.
Shiva, Vandana.Date: 2000- Books
Pauperland : poverty and the poor in Britain / Jeremy Seabrook.
Seabrook, Jeremy, 1939-Date: 2013- Books
- Online
Poverty and health monitoring report / Emi Suzuki, Mona Sharan and Eduard Bos.
Suzuki, EmiDate: 2012