The English town, 1680-1840 : government, society and culture
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The English town, 1680-1840 : government, society and culture
（Themes in British social history）
Routledge, 2016
- : hbk
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-271) and index
"First published 1999 by Pearson Education Limited, published 2014 by Routledge"--T.p. verso
"First issued in hardback 2016"--T.p. verso
Description and Table of Contents
Description
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 the growing influence of London. At its heart is an authoritative study of urban politics: the structures of authority, the realities of civic administration, and the general movement for reform that climaxed in the Municipal Corporations Act of 1835.
Table of Contents
- 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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