Social & Industrial History

Part of the Informed Conservation series, this book surveys places of worship built since 1900 for the many faiths in Leeds, with a final chapter devoted to religions established there since 1945.

With hundreds of excerpts from contemporary sources, this survey of Roman social history features the words of elite male authors alongside evidence from correspondence, inscriptions, graffiti and curse tablets that record the voices of women, and those from lower classes. Organized thematically, the book covers topics including family life, food and medicine, but also deals with issues less often addressed in modern accounts of ancient Rome, such as domestic abuse, disability and female genital mutilation.