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The Writing of Urban Histories in Eighteenth-Century England - Oxford Historical Monographs Sweet, Rosemary (Junior Research Fellow, Junior Research Fellow, St John's College, Oxford)
The Writing of Urban Histories in Eighteenth-Century England - Oxford Historical Monographs
Sweet, Rosemary (Junior Research Fellow, Junior Research Fellow, St John's College, Oxford)
This book uses the genre of urban histories to examine aspects of culture, society, and politics in eighteenth-century towns in England, and deals with questions of civic pride and the creation of urban identity. Urban history and antiquarian scholarship were popular pursuits amongst polite society, and their study offers a unique insight into the cultural history of the period.
366 pages, maps
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | October 2, 1997 |
| ISBN13 | 9780198206699 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press |
| Pages | 368 |
| Dimensions | 262 × 169 × 34 mm · 612 g |
| Language | English |