Published 1985
by Hutchinson in London, Dover, NH .
Written in English
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographies and index.
| Statement | edited by Peter Clark. |
| Contributions | Clark, Peter, 1944- |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | HT133 .T73 1985 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | 359 p., [8] p. of plates : |
| Number of Pages | 359 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL3023958M |
| ISBN 10 | 0091546117 |
| LC Control Number | 85004253 |
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The Transformation of English provincial towns, 7 copies Two Capitals: London and Dublin (Proceedings of the British 7 copies Country towns . This volume examines the growth and development of English towns in the critical period between and Christopher Chalklin surveys market and county towns, port and manufacturing centres, new dockyard towns, spas and seaside resorts. He discusses house and public building, education, work and leisure activities, public duties and politics, and contrasts the emerging . The English Town, book. Government, Society and Culture. The English Town, DOI link for The English Town, 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. Transformation of English Provincial Towns, – (London, ), 43–4. 2 The concept is most closely argued in Peter Borsay’s book, The English Urban Renaissance: Culture and Society in the Provincial Town, – (Oxford, ).
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