| The Writing of Urban Histories in Eighteenth-Century England Contributor(s): Sweet, Rosemary (Author) |
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ISBN: 0198206690 ISBN-13: 9780198206699 Publisher: Clarendon Press OUR PRICE: $237.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 1997 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - Social Science | Sociology - Urban |
| Dewey: 307.760 |
| LCCN: 96043393 |
| Lexile Measure: 1630 |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.35 lbs) 368 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book uses the genre of urban histories to examine aspects of culture, society, and politics in eighteenth-century towns in England. Sweet looks particularly at questions of civic pride and the creation of urban identity. Urban history and antiquarian scholarship were popular pursuits among polite society, and their study offers an unique insight into the cultural history of the period. |
