1st Edition
The English Town, 1680-1840 Government, Society and Culture
By Rosemary Sweet
Copyright 1999
302 Pages
by
Routledge
302 Pages
by
Routledge
302 Pages
by
Routledge
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An impressively thorough exploration of the changing functions, character and experience of English towns in a key age of transition which includes smaller communities as well as the larger industrialising towns. Among the issues examined are demography, social stratification, manners, religion, gender, dissent, amenities and entertainment, and the resilience of provincial culture in the face of... Read more
Chapter 1 Introduction, Rosemary Sweet; Chapter 2 The Structures of Authority, Rosemary Sweet; Chapter 3 Urban Administration, Rosemary Sweet; Chapter 4 The Divided Society, Rosemary Sweet; Chapter 5 Urban Government and the Movement for Reform, Rosemary Sweet; Chapter 6 Social Structure and Social Experience, Rosemary Sweet; Chapter 7 Urban Culture and the Urban Renaissance, Rosemary Sweet; Chapter 8 Conclusion: Metropolitan Influence or Provincial Identity?, Rosemary Sweet;
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Rosemary Sweet
