1st Edition
Leisure and the Changing City 1870 - 1914 (Routledge Revivals)
By Helen Meller
Copyright 1976
320 Pages
by
Routledge
328 Pages
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Routledge
320 Pages
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Routledge
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By the late nineteenth century, the city had become the dominant social environment of Britain, with the majority of the population living in large cities, often with over 100, 000 inhabitants. The central concern of this book, first published in 1976, is to assess how successful the late Victorians were in creating a stimulating social environment whilst these developing cities were being... Read more
Preface; 1. Introduction 2. Bristol in the Late Nineteenth Century 3. The City and its Cultural Institutions 4. Bristol’s Leading Citizens – a Governing Elite? 5. Municipal Facilities for Leisure and Pleasure 6. The ‘Civilizing Mission’ to the Poor 7. Socio-Religious Provisions for Leisure 1890-1914 8. Urbanization and Leisure – The Secular Culture of City and Suburb 9. Social Development and the City; Abbreviations; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index
Biography
Helen Meller
