The Cambridge Urban History of Britain - Hardback - 9780521417075

The third volume in the Cambridge Urban History examines the process of urbanization and suburbanization in Britain from the early Victorian period to the twentieth century. Twenty-eight leading scholars provide a coherent, systematic, historical investigation of the rise of cities and towns in England, Scotland and Wales, examining their economic, demographic, social, political, cultural and physical development. The contributors discuss pollution and disease, social conflict, the relationships between towns and the surrounding countryside, leisure and consumption, local civic institutions and identities, and municipal and state responsibilities.

• | Author: M. J. Daunton
• | Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• | Publication Date: Mar 05, 2001
• | Number of Pages: 1026 pages
• | Binding: Hardback or Cased Book
• | ISBN-10: 0521417074
• | ISBN-13: 9780521417075