Alastair Owens
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 3692587 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Alastair Owens |
| NOMBRES | Alastair |
| APELLIDO | Owens |
| FIRMA | OWENS A |
| AFILIACIONES | Queen Mary University of London |
| VERIFICADO | No |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 21 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 102 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 20 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 1 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1997 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 5 |
Pandemic Geographies of Home
With the home at the forefront of political and public health responses to COVID‐19, the thresholds between domestic space and the world beyond acquired a new significance in people's everyday lives. Whilst pre‐pandemic research stressed the porosity of domestic thresholds and the capacity of home to stretch beyond domestic space, ‘stay home’ directives and lockdown restrictions demarcated home as a place of containment, separation and immobility…
Anglicanism, Race and the Inner City
Peter K. Andersson’s ‘How Civilized Were the Victorians?’
How Civilized Were the Victorians?' . Andersson's piece invites scholars of the nineteenth century to rethink the 'civilizing process' and to reconsider the disciplinary parameters of Victorian Studies more generally. We have been overwhelmed by the number of people who have engaged with this article. To date, over 3600 people have downloaded it, making it our most read article of 2015-16. 2 This roundtable captures some of the dialogue that has …
People and Things on the Move
The development of what Mayne and Lawrence (Urban History 26: 325–48, 1999) termed “ethnographic” approaches to studying nineteenth-century households and urban communities has gathered momentum in recent years. As such research agendas have taken hold and been applied to new contexts, so critiques, methodological developments, and new intellectual and theoretical currents, have provided opportunities to enhance and develop approaches. This artic…
Geographies of wealth
This article explores the composition and geographies of individual wealth holding in England and Wales in the late nineteenth century. It draws on various forms of death duty records to determine the individual ownership of wealth including both personal property and real estate. By combining information on these different kinds of property, it is possible to explore how different strata of wealth holders accumulated specific forms of wealth at …
Men, Women, and Money
The late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries witnessed significant developments in the structure, organization, and expansion of financial markets and opportunities for investment in Britain and its empire. But very little is known about how men and women engaged with these markets and with new opportunities for money-making. In what ways did the composition of personal fortunes alter in response to these developments? How did individuals ma…
Fragments of the Modern City
Journal Article Fragments of the Modern City: Material Culture and the Rhythms of Everyday Life in Victorian London Get access Alastair Owens, Alastair Owens 1Queen Mary University of London Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Nigel Jeffries, Nigel Jeffries 2Museum of London Archaeology Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Karen Wehner, Karen Wehner 3Queen Mary University of…
Who comprised the nation of shareholders? Gender and investment in Great Britain, c. 1870–1935
This article explores the widening ownership of stocks and shares in Great Britain between 1870 and 1935. It demonstrates the extent of that growth and the increasing number of small investors. Women became more important in terms of the number of shareholders and value of holdings. Factors that encouraged this trend included the issue of less risky types of investments, and legal changes relating to married women's property. We examine the ‘deep…
Rematerialising Metropolitan Histories? People, Places and Things in Modern London
Crossing Paths or Sharing Tracks?
Brings together over thirty of the leading scholars in Post Medieval archaeology and examines how this relatively new discipline has developed and where it is going. The impetus for this volume lies in the expansion of interest in Post Medieval archaeology in university, commercial, and voluntary sectors. The study of Post Medieval archaeology is a relatively new discipline but, within archaeology as a whole, it represents one of the fastest grow…
Rematerialising Metropolitan Histories? People, Places and Things in Modern London
In recent years historians have begun to show renewed interest in studying ‘the material’ dimensions to urban life. This shift has opened up a space for new dialogues between historians and post-medieval archaeologists working on British cities. It off ers the potential for reassessing approaches to studying the urban past and for experimenting withfresh methodologies. Noting that archaeological perspectives have been largely absent from recent h…
Lives in the balance? Gender, age and assets in late-nineteenth-century England and Wales
Studies of wealth-holding in nineteenth-century Britain focus either on establishing aggregate measures or on individual case studies. These do not allow for a comparative analysis of the way that the composition of wealth was influenced by age and gender. This article explores the importance of these factors using both a case-study approach and a more comprehensive analysis of wealth left at death for a sample of 1,444 individuals. By establishi…
Nature, technology and the modern city
A measure of worth
This article discusses the reliability of probate valuations as a source for studying nineteenth-century wealth-holding by examining the extent to which estates were encumbered by debt. Drawing upon the analysis of a sample of Legacy Duty Office residuary account papers, it discusses the types and sizes of debts and compares the net values of personal estates with the gross estimates made for the purposes of probate. While indebtedness was widesp…
It's different from my culture; they're very different
This article investigates the challenges faced by those trying to develop 'culturally competent' palliative care for South Asian cancer patients in Luton, UK. It discusses the findings of a phenomenological study of service providers' attitudes to and experiences of caring for South Asian patients. Ten semi-structured in-depth interviews were carried out with a range of staff who work in home and community-based palliative care settings, includin…
Property, Power, and the City in Great Britain
Robbie Gray Memorial Conference
Gentlewomanly capitalism? Spinsters, widows, and wealth holding in England and Wales, c. 1800–1860
This article examines the demographic and geographical importance of wealthy middle‐class women. It argues that in certain towns and cities, notably London, such women were of sufficient importance to merit attention in their own right. Drawing upon a sample of wills, it describes the types of wealth owned by these women. By examining women's investment in government securities, it argues that women's wealth was of crucial importance to the Briti…
Property, gender and the life course
Drawing upon detailed research of inheritance practices in early nineteenth-century Stockport, this article examines how married men attempted to provide for their families after their death. It is argued that inheritance acted as an informal family welfare mechanism through which specific gender relations associated with middle-class households were reproduced. The evidence presented suggests that married male testators often used inheritance to…
Property, gender and the life course
Drawing upon detailed research of inheritance practices in early nineteenth-century Stockport, this article examines how married men attempted to provide for their families after their death. It is argued that inheritance acted as an informal family welfare mechanism through which specific gender relations associated with middle-class households were reproduced. The evidence presented suggests that married male testators often used inheritance to…
Metropolitan Estates of the Middle Class, 1800-50
This article compares the nature of probate records with the death duty registers and explores some of the ways in which these data can be used to analyse wealth-holding in London in the first half of the nineteenth century. Shortcomings of the probate data are discussed and suggestions made as to how such data can be interpreted in relation to wealth-holding in the urban middle class. In the context of London, the paper demonstrates how probate …
Who comprised the nation of shareholders? Gender and investment in Great Britain, c. 1870–1935
This article explores the widening ownership of stocks and shares in Great Britain between 1870 and 1935. It demonstrates the extent of that growth and the increasing number of small investors. Women became more important in terms of the number of shareholders and value of holdings. Factors that encouraged this trend included the issue of less risky types of investments, and legal changes relating to married women's property. We examine the ‘deep…
Gentlewomanly capitalism? Spinsters, widows, and wealth holding in England and Wales, c. 1800–1860
This article examines the demographic and geographical importance of wealthy middle‐class women. It argues that in certain towns and cities, notably London, such women were of sufficient importance to merit attention in their own right. Drawing upon a sample of wills, it describes the types of wealth owned by these women. By examining women's investment in government securities, it argues that women's wealth was of crucial importance to the Briti…
Property, gender and the life course
Drawing upon detailed research of inheritance practices in early nineteenth-century Stockport, this article examines how married men attempted to provide for their families after their death. It is argued that inheritance acted as an informal family welfare mechanism through which specific gender relations associated with middle-class households were reproduced. The evidence presented suggests that married male testators often used inheritance to…
People and Things on the Move
The development of what Mayne and Lawrence (Urban History 26: 325–48, 1999) termed “ethnographic” approaches to studying nineteenth-century households and urban communities has gathered momentum in recent years. As such research agendas have taken hold and been applied to new contexts, so critiques, methodological developments, and new intellectual and theoretical currents, have provided opportunities to enhance and develop approaches. This artic…
It's different from my culture; they're very different
This article investigates the challenges faced by those trying to develop 'culturally competent' palliative care for South Asian cancer patients in Luton, UK. It discusses the findings of a phenomenological study of service providers' attitudes to and experiences of caring for South Asian patients. Ten semi-structured in-depth interviews were carried out with a range of staff who work in home and community-based palliative care settings, includin…
Lives in the balance? Gender, age and assets in late-nineteenth-century England and Wales
Studies of wealth-holding in nineteenth-century Britain focus either on establishing aggregate measures or on individual case studies. These do not allow for a comparative analysis of the way that the composition of wealth was influenced by age and gender. This article explores the importance of these factors using both a case-study approach and a more comprehensive analysis of wealth left at death for a sample of 1,444 individuals. By establishi…
A measure of worth
This article discusses the reliability of probate valuations as a source for studying nineteenth-century wealth-holding by examining the extent to which estates were encumbered by debt. Drawing upon the analysis of a sample of Legacy Duty Office residuary account papers, it discusses the types and sizes of debts and compares the net values of personal estates with the gross estimates made for the purposes of probate. While indebtedness was widesp…
Fragments of the Modern City
Journal Article Fragments of the Modern City: Material Culture and the Rhythms of Everyday Life in Victorian London Get access Alastair Owens, Alastair Owens 1Queen Mary University of London Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Nigel Jeffries, Nigel Jeffries 2Museum of London Archaeology Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Karen Wehner, Karen Wehner 3Queen Mary University of…
Geographies of wealth
This article explores the composition and geographies of individual wealth holding in England and Wales in the late nineteenth century. It draws on various forms of death duty records to determine the individual ownership of wealth including both personal property and real estate. By combining information on these different kinds of property, it is possible to explore how different strata of wealth holders accumulated specific forms of wealth at …
Nature, technology and the modern city
Metropolitan Estates of the Middle Class, 1800-50
This article compares the nature of probate records with the death duty registers and explores some of the ways in which these data can be used to analyse wealth-holding in London in the first half of the nineteenth century. Shortcomings of the probate data are discussed and suggestions made as to how such data can be interpreted in relation to wealth-holding in the urban middle class. In the context of London, the paper demonstrates how probate …
Metropolitan Estates of the Middle Class, 1800-50
This article compares the nature of probate records with the death duty registers and explores some of the ways in which these data can be used to analyse wealth-holding in London in the first half of the nineteenth century. Shortcomings of the probate data are discussed and suggestions made as to how such data can be interpreted in relation to wealth-holding in the urban middle class. In the context of London, the paper demonstrates how probate …
Property, gender and the life course
Drawing upon detailed research of inheritance practices in early nineteenth-century Stockport, this article examines how married men attempted to provide for their families after their death. It is argued that inheritance acted as an informal family welfare mechanism through which specific gender relations associated with middle-class households were reproduced. The evidence presented suggests that married male testators often used inheritance to…
Property, gender and the life course
Drawing upon detailed research of inheritance practices in early nineteenth-century Stockport, this article examines how married men attempted to provide for their families after their death. It is argued that inheritance acted as an informal family welfare mechanism through which specific gender relations associated with middle-class households were reproduced. The evidence presented suggests that married male testators often used inheritance to…
Robbie Gray Memorial Conference
Gentlewomanly capitalism? Spinsters, widows, and wealth holding in England and Wales, c. 1800–1860
This article examines the demographic and geographical importance of wealthy middle‐class women. It argues that in certain towns and cities, notably London, such women were of sufficient importance to merit attention in their own right. Drawing upon a sample of wills, it describes the types of wealth owned by these women. By examining women's investment in government securities, it argues that women's wealth was of crucial importance to the Briti…
It's different from my culture; they're very different
This article investigates the challenges faced by those trying to develop 'culturally competent' palliative care for South Asian cancer patients in Luton, UK. It discusses the findings of a phenomenological study of service providers' attitudes to and experiences of caring for South Asian patients. Ten semi-structured in-depth interviews were carried out with a range of staff who work in home and community-based palliative care settings, includin…
Property, Power, and the City in Great Britain
Nature, technology and the modern city
A measure of worth
This article discusses the reliability of probate valuations as a source for studying nineteenth-century wealth-holding by examining the extent to which estates were encumbered by debt. Drawing upon the analysis of a sample of Legacy Duty Office residuary account papers, it discusses the types and sizes of debts and compares the net values of personal estates with the gross estimates made for the purposes of probate. While indebtedness was widesp…
Rematerialising Metropolitan Histories? People, Places and Things in Modern London
Crossing Paths or Sharing Tracks?
Brings together over thirty of the leading scholars in Post Medieval archaeology and examines how this relatively new discipline has developed and where it is going. The impetus for this volume lies in the expansion of interest in Post Medieval archaeology in university, commercial, and voluntary sectors. The study of Post Medieval archaeology is a relatively new discipline but, within archaeology as a whole, it represents one of the fastest grow…
Rematerialising Metropolitan Histories? People, Places and Things in Modern London
In recent years historians have begun to show renewed interest in studying ‘the material’ dimensions to urban life. This shift has opened up a space for new dialogues between historians and post-medieval archaeologists working on British cities. It off ers the potential for reassessing approaches to studying the urban past and for experimenting withfresh methodologies. Noting that archaeological perspectives have been largely absent from recent h…
Lives in the balance? Gender, age and assets in late-nineteenth-century England and Wales
Studies of wealth-holding in nineteenth-century Britain focus either on establishing aggregate measures or on individual case studies. These do not allow for a comparative analysis of the way that the composition of wealth was influenced by age and gender. This article explores the importance of these factors using both a case-study approach and a more comprehensive analysis of wealth left at death for a sample of 1,444 individuals. By establishi…
Fragments of the Modern City
Journal Article Fragments of the Modern City: Material Culture and the Rhythms of Everyday Life in Victorian London Get access Alastair Owens, Alastair Owens 1Queen Mary University of London Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Nigel Jeffries, Nigel Jeffries 2Museum of London Archaeology Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Karen Wehner, Karen Wehner 3Queen Mary University of…
Who comprised the nation of shareholders? Gender and investment in Great Britain, c. 1870–1935
This article explores the widening ownership of stocks and shares in Great Britain between 1870 and 1935. It demonstrates the extent of that growth and the increasing number of small investors. Women became more important in terms of the number of shareholders and value of holdings. Factors that encouraged this trend included the issue of less risky types of investments, and legal changes relating to married women's property. We examine the ‘deep…
Men, Women, and Money
The late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries witnessed significant developments in the structure, organization, and expansion of financial markets and opportunities for investment in Britain and its empire. But very little is known about how men and women engaged with these markets and with new opportunities for money-making. In what ways did the composition of personal fortunes alter in response to these developments? How did individuals ma…
Geographies of wealth
This article explores the composition and geographies of individual wealth holding in England and Wales in the late nineteenth century. It draws on various forms of death duty records to determine the individual ownership of wealth including both personal property and real estate. By combining information on these different kinds of property, it is possible to explore how different strata of wealth holders accumulated specific forms of wealth at …
People and Things on the Move
The development of what Mayne and Lawrence (Urban History 26: 325–48, 1999) termed “ethnographic” approaches to studying nineteenth-century households and urban communities has gathered momentum in recent years. As such research agendas have taken hold and been applied to new contexts, so critiques, methodological developments, and new intellectual and theoretical currents, have provided opportunities to enhance and develop approaches. This artic…
Peter K. Andersson’s ‘How Civilized Were the Victorians?’
How Civilized Were the Victorians?' . Andersson's piece invites scholars of the nineteenth century to rethink the 'civilizing process' and to reconsider the disciplinary parameters of Victorian Studies more generally. We have been overwhelmed by the number of people who have engaged with this article. To date, over 3600 people have downloaded it, making it our most read article of 2015-16. 2 This roundtable captures some of the dialogue that has …
Anglicanism, Race and the Inner City
Pandemic Geographies of Home
With the home at the forefront of political and public health responses to COVID‐19, the thresholds between domestic space and the world beyond acquired a new significance in people's everyday lives. Whilst pre‐pandemic research stressed the porosity of domestic thresholds and the capacity of home to stretch beyond domestic space, ‘stay home’ directives and lockdown restrictions demarcated home as a place of containment, separation and immobility…
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