ABSTRACT
The eighteenth century represents a critical period in the transition of the English urban history, as the town of the early modern era involved into that of the industrial revolution; and since Britain was the 'first industrial nation', this transformation is of more-than-national significance for all those interested in the histroy of towns. This book gathers together in one volume some of the most interesting and important articles that have appeared in research journals to provide a rich variety of perspectives on urban evelopment in the period.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 2|44 pages
Urban Growth and Agricultural Change
England and the Continent in the Early Modern Period
chapter 5|29 pages
The English Urban Renaissance
The Development of Provincial Urban Culture c.1680 – c.1760
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chapter 10|23 pages
Birmingham and the West Midlands, 1760–1793
Politics and Regional Identity in the English Provinces in the Later Eighteenth Century
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chapter 11|23 pages
Social Class and Social Geography
The Middle Classes in London at the End of the Eighteenth Century
