Fishing Community and Industry : East Anglia and North East Scotland, 1870-1950

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A study of the family and community life of East Anglian and North East Scotland fishermen in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Using both documentary research and interviews the research aimed to study the social history of a major regional industry, then in decline; the distinctive urban culture of the fishing towns; and the relationship of work to family life.<br>
The publication based upon this research was augmented by further research into Lancashire fishing by Wailey.

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Main Topics: Fishing industry; employment; work; family life; towns; labour and employment; social history; religion; leisure; local communities; crofting; politics; working class; education; household work strategies.