London A Social History
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London A Social History
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Author : Roy Porter
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 1998
London A Social History written by Roy Porter and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with History categories.
An extraordinary city, London grew from a backwater in the Classical Age into an important medieval city and significant Renaissance urban center to a modern colossus--full of a free people ever evolving. Roy Porter touches the pulse of his hometown and makes it our own, capturing London's fortunes, people, and imperial glory with vigor and wit. 58 photos.
London
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Author : Roy Porter
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2000-10-05
London written by Roy Porter and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-10-05 with History categories.
'Roy Porter, a historian of formidable range, turns to urban history in this marvellously lucid, informative and passionate book... Porter's facts are always at the service of the narrative, which has a finely maintained momentum, balancing statistics with the words of historians, diarists and novelists, poets and churchmen: Pepys, Boswell, Fielding, Walpole, Blake, Mayhew, Wells, Woolf, Spark, ... a timely and brilliant book.' CLAIRE TOMALIN, EVENING STANDARD 'A vivid celebration of the city, but also an elegy for its decline, bubbling with statistics and anecdote, from Boadicea to Betjeman.' RICHARD HOLMES, DAILY TELEGRAPH BOOKS OF THE YEAR
London
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Author : Robert O. Bucholz
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2012-07-09
London written by Robert O. Bucholz and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-07-09 with Business & Economics categories.
This book is a history of London from 1550 and 1750, the period of its rise to world-wide prominence. Incorporating recent work in urban history, accounts by contemporary Londoners and tourists, and fictional works featuring the city, it examines how London came to dominate the economic, political, social and cultural life of the British Isles as never before nor since.
Londinopolis C 1500 C 1750
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Author : Mark S.R. Jenner
language : en
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Release Date : 2000
Londinopolis C 1500 C 1750 written by Mark S.R. Jenner and has been published by Manchester University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Education categories.
Events such as the Fire of London and the Plague, and historic locations like the Globe Theatre, are part of London's heritage. Yet until recently, the history of the city between 1500 and 1750 has been little studied. During this period, London's population soared from around 50,000 to nearly half a million--the demographic explosion transformed the city to a metropolis. London became a center of new social and sexual identities and a solvent of older, more hierarchical forms of social organization. The essays in this volume cover the themes of polis and the police, gender and sexuality, space and place, and material culture and consumption. Within these themes are thieves, prostitutes, litigious wives, the poor, disease, “great quantities of gooseberry pye,” and the taxing question of fresh water.
London Its People
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Author : John Richardson
language : en
Publisher: Random House (UK)
Release Date : 1995
London Its People written by John Richardson and has been published by Random House (UK) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with History categories.
Provides information on the history and social conditions of London.
A History Of London
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Author : Stephen Inwood
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan
Release Date : 2000
A History Of London written by Stephen Inwood and has been published by Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with London (England) categories.
Presents a comprehensive history of London - the incredibly unique and complicated city - from the fires and plundering of latterday Londinium to the frenetic art, music and politics of London.
A Short History Of London
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Author : Simon Jenkins
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2019-10-10
A Short History Of London written by Simon Jenkins and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-10 with History categories.
'Fascinating and timely. Required reading for every developer, planner or councillor who holds London in trust today' Griff Rhys Jones 'Accessible, clear and readable' Rowan Moore, The Observer ________________________ LONDON: a settlement founded by the Romans, occupied by the Saxons, conquered by the Danes and ruled by the Normans. This unremarkable place - not even included in the Domesday Book - became a medieval maze of alleys and courtyards, later to be chequered with grand estates of Georgian splendour. It swelled with industry and became the centre of the largest empire in history. And rising from the rubble of the Blitz, it is now one of the greatest cities in the world. From the prehistoric occupants of the Thames valley to the preoccupied commuters of today, Simon Jenkins brings together the key events, individuals and trends in London's history to create a matchless portrait of the capital. ________________________ 'A vivid and deeply well-informed account of London's history' Charles Saumarez Smith, Professor of Cultural History, Queen Mary University of London 'Extremely informative and witty' Roy Porter, author of London: A Social History on Landlords to London 'A short, invigorating gallop over two and a half thousand years' Scotsman on A Short History of Europe
A People S History Of London
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Author : Lindsey German
language : en
Publisher: Verso Books
Release Date : 2012-06-19
A People S History Of London written by Lindsey German and has been published by Verso Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-06-19 with History categories.
In the eyes of Britain’s heritage industry, London is the traditional home of empire, monarchy and power, an urban wonderland for the privileged, where the vast majority of Londoners feature only to applaud in the background. Yet, for nearly 2000 years, the city has been a breeding ground for radical ideas, home to thinkers, heretics and rebels from John Wycliffe to Karl Marx. It has been the site of sometimes violent clashes that changed the course of history: the Levellers’ doomed struggle for liberty in the aftermath of the Civil War; the silk weavers, match girls and dockers who crusaded for workers’ rights; and the Battle of Cable Street, where East Enders took on Oswald Mosley’s Black Shirts. A People’s History of London journeys to a city of pamphleteers, agitators, exiles and revolutionaries, where millions of people have struggled in obscurity to secure a better future.
The Singapore River
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Author : Stephen Dobbs
language : en
Publisher: NUS Press
Release Date : 2003
The Singapore River written by Stephen Dobbs and has been published by NUS Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Cities and town life categories.
Blending social history, geography, economic history and urban studies, Stephen Dobbs sets out the history of the Singapore river and of the people who made it their home and workplace. This text should be of interest to anyone wishing to understand Singapore's numerous transformations.
Public House
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-09-04
Public House written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09-04 with categories.