392 Pages
by
Routledge
392 Pages
by
Routledge
392 Pages
by
Routledge
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A pioneering text which covers the urban society of early modern Europe as a whole. Challenges the usual emphasis on regional diversity by stressing the extent to which cities across Europe shared a common urban civilization whose major features remained remarkably constant throughout the period. After outlining the physical, political, religious, economic and demographic parameters of urban life,... Read more
INTRODUCTION: A WAY OF LIVING.
PART 1 THE CITY IN CONTEXT
Boundaries and Buildings; City and State; City and Church; Production and Exchange; Life and Death.
PART 2 THE CITY AS A SOCIAL ARENA
Work and Status; Family and Household; Power and Pride; Poverty and Marginality.
PART 3 THE CITY IN CALM AND CRISIS
Urban Routine; Urban Crisis; Urban Conflict. CONCLUSION A WAY OF LOOKING.
PART 1 THE CITY IN CONTEXT
Boundaries and Buildings; City and State; City and Church; Production and Exchange; Life and Death.
PART 2 THE CITY AS A SOCIAL ARENA
Work and Status; Family and Household; Power and Pride; Poverty and Marginality.
PART 3 THE CITY IN CALM AND CRISIS
Urban Routine; Urban Crisis; Urban Conflict. CONCLUSION A WAY OF LOOKING.
Biography
Christopher R. Friedrichs
'Christopher Friedrich's book is a major achievement ...[it] is an extremely valuable and welcome synthesis, scholarly, encyclopaedic and well argued. It will be an essential item for all students of urban history.'
History Today
"This is a valuable book, in particular for its thematic approach. It is aimed at a general as well as academic readership, and would be a useful addition to libraries of schools where urban studies form part of the curriculum."
History Teaching Review
