{"product_id":"the-cambridge-urban-history-of-britain-volume-2-1540-1840-paperback-9781108740692","title":"The Cambridge Urban History of Britain: Volume 2, 1540–1840 (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108740692","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Cambridge Urban History of Britain: Volume 2, 1540–1840\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis volume examines when, why, and how Britain became the first modern urban nation.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePeter Clark (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108740692, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 8 November 2018\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e964 pages\u003cbr\u003e23 x 15.3 x 6 cm, 1.42 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… the area surveys will doubtless prove to be of great value for students of landscape history, particularly for the purpose of contextualising local studies of towns and their hinterlands … this is an important, landmark publication in British urban history … every county and city record office should have one, for not only will The Cambridge Urban History of Britain volumes become the first port of call for landscape historians starting out with a new research project, but they doubtless will become the authoritative yardstick against which to check and compare our work.' Society for Landscape Studies\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe second volume of The Cambridge Urban History of Britain examines when, why, and how Britain became the first modern urban nation - the wonder of the Western world. The contributors offer a detailed analysis of the evolution of national and regional urban networks in England, Scotland and Wales, and assess the growth of all the main types of towns - from the rising imperial metropolis of London to the great provincial cities, country and market towns, and the new-style leisure and industrialising towns. They discuss problems of urban mortality and migration, the social organisation of towns, the growth of industry and the service sector, civic governance, and the rise of religious and cultural pluralism. This is the first ever comprehensive study of British towns and cities in the early modern period, the culmination of a generation of research on perhaps the most important social and geographical change in British history.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Plates\u003cbr\u003e Maps and figures\u003cbr\u003e Tables\u003cbr\u003e Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Introduction Peter Clark. Part I. Area surveys 1540–1840: 1. Introduction Peter Clark\u003cbr\u003e 2. England: 2.1. East Anglia Penelope Corfield\u003cbr\u003e 2.2. South east C. W. Chalklin\u003cbr\u003e 2.3. South west Jonathan Barry\u003cbr\u003e 2.4. Midlands Alan Dyer\u003cbr\u003e 2.5. The north John Walton\u003cbr\u003e 3. Wales Philip Jenkins\u003cbr\u003e 4. Scotland T. M. Devine\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Urban Themes and Types 1540–1700: 5. Towns in an agrarian economy Paul Glennie and Ian Whyte\u003cbr\u003e 6. Population and disease, estrangement and belonging Paul Griffiths, John Landers, Margaret Pelling and Robert Tyson\u003cbr\u003e 7. Politics and government Ian Archer\u003cbr\u003e 8. Reformation and culture Vanessa Harding\u003cbr\u003e 9. The urban landscape Michael Reed\u003cbr\u003e 10. London Jeremy Boulton\u003cbr\u003e 11. Great and good towns Paul Slack\u003cbr\u003e 12. Ports David Harris Sacks and Michael Lynch\u003cbr\u003e 13. Small market towns Alan Dyer\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Urban Themes and Types 1700 to 1840: 14. Urban growth and economic change John Langton\u003cbr\u003e 15. Population and society Pamela Sharpe\u003cbr\u003e 16. Politics and government Joanna Innes and Nicholas Rogers\u003cbr\u003e 17. Culture and leisure Peter Clark and Rab Houston\u003cbr\u003e 18. The transformation of urban space Michael Reed\u003cbr\u003e 19. London Leonard Schwartz\u003cbr\u003e 20. Regional and county centres Joyce Ellis\u003cbr\u003e 21. The ports Gordon Jackson\u003cbr\u003e 22. Small towns Peter Clark\u003cbr\u003e 23. Health and leisure resorts Peter Borsay\u003cbr\u003e 24. Industrialising towns Barrie Trinder\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion Peter Clark\u003cbr\u003e Select bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Early modern history: c 1450\/1500 to c 1700 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Early modern history: c 1450\/1500 to c 1700\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Early%20modern%20history:%20c%201450\/1500%20to%20c%201700%20%5BHBLH%5D%22\"\u003eHBLH\u003c\/a\u003e], British \u0026amp; Irish history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on British \u0026amp; Irish history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22British%20\u0026amp;%20Irish%20history%20%5BHBJD1%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD1\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45908957626648,"sku":"9781108740692","price":31.55,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108740692i.jpg?v=1696718393","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-cambridge-urban-history-of-britain-volume-2-1540-1840-paperback-9781108740692","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}