Nineteenth century thinkers flocked to Manchester to chronicle the working class, including Engels and ... Engels' father had sent him to work at the family's factory there "to rid him of his ...

As politicians worldwide scramble to appeal to working people, this city in northern England has a claim to be the birthplace ...

but discussions about the political power of the working class first gained prominence in 19th century Britain. This is where, during the Industrial Revolution, a new urban working class was ...