ABSTRACT
An East End Legacy is a memorial volume for William J Fishman, whose seminal works on the East End of London in the late nineteenth century have served as a vital starting point for much of the later work on the various complex web of relations in that quarter of the capital.
A variety of leading scholars utilise the insight of Fishman’s work to present a wide range of insights into the historical characters and events of the East End. The book’s themes include local politics; anti-alienism, anti-Semitism and war; and culture and society. In pursuing these topics, the volume examines in great depth the social, political, religious and cultural changes that have taken place in the area over the past 120 years, many of which remain both significant and relevant. In addition, it illustrates East London’s links with other parts of the world including Europe and America and those territories "beyond the oceans."
This book will prove valuable reading for researchers and readers interested in Victorian and twentieth century British history, politics and culture.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|21 pages
From East End 1888 to East End 2016
part I|64 pages
Politics
chapter 2|18 pages
Anarchism, Jews, Relief – and Photography?
chapter 3|24 pages
The Jewish Health Organisation of Great Britain in the East End of London
part II|61 pages
Anti-Alienism, Anti-Semitism and War
part III|84 pages
Culture and Society