| The Making of Classical Edinburgh: With Photographs by Edwin Smith Contributor(s): Youngson, A. J. (Author), Smith, Edwin (Illustrator), McLean, Colin (Preface by) |
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ISBN: 1474448011 ISBN-13: 9781474448017 Publisher: Edinburgh University Press OUR PRICE: $52.25 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Architecture | History - Modern (late 19th Century To 1945) - History | Social History - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Architectural & Industrial |
| Dewey: 720.941 |
| Lexile Measure: 1430 |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 6.9" W x 9" (2.90 lbs) 448 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This famous study of the planning, financing and building of the New Town in Edinburgh brings to life one of the most remarkable urban expansion programmes ever undertaken. A. J. Youngson brings to life the vigour of the planning debates, the fundraising schemes, the administrative and legislative infrastructure of planning, the construction of public buildings as poles of attraction for speculative building, and all the hopes, quarrels, victories and civic bankruptcy that went into this great experiment. Superbly illustrated with photographs by acclaimed photographer Edwin Smith, along with a selection of contemporary images and a preface by Colin McLean, this book is a classic work of economic and social history, and a fascinating account of the shaping of one of the most beautiful cities in the world.
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