1. Introduction -- 2. Manchester: economic growth and social structure -- 3. The genesis of middle-class moral imperialism -- 4. The rejection of religion -- 5. The repudiation of useful knowledge -- 6. The resilience of unrespectable recreation -- 7. The continuities of working-class consciousness -- 8. The strategic contradictions of mid-nineteenth century radicalism -- 9. The restraint of working-class politics -- 10. Conclusion
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [305]-327) and index