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36 produkter
Urban Governance
Britain and Beyond Since 1750
Av Robert J. Morris, Richard H. Trainor
Inbunden, 2000
2586 kr
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This is a coherent and integrated set of essays around the theme of governance addressing a wide range of questions on the organisation and legitimation of authority. At the heart of the book is a set of topics which have long attracted the attention of urbanists and urban historians all over the …
Urban Fortunes
Property and Inheritance in the Town, 1700–1900
Av Jon Stobart, Alastair Owens
Inbunden, 2000
3262 kr
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Property is central to any historical analyses of production, reproduction and consumption. It lies at the heart of discussions of material culture, class relations and the household economy. Recent work has begun to look beyond the acquisition and possession of goods to examine what the disposal, …
Culture and Class in English Public Museums, 1850-1914
Av Kate Hill
Inbunden, 2005
3415 kr
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The nineteenth century witnessed a flowering of museums in towns and cities across Britain. As well as providing a focus for collections of artifacts and a place of educational recreation, this work argues that municipal museums had a further, social role. In a situation of rapid urban growth, …
City and the Senses
Urban Culture Since 1500
Av Jill Steward, Alexander Cowan
Inbunden, 2007
2586 kr
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How do we experience a city in terms of the senses? What are the inter-relations between human experience and behaviour in urban space? This volume examines these questions in the context of European urban culture between the fifteenth and twentieth centuries, exploring the institutions and …
Market and the City
Square, Street and Architecture in Early Modern Europe
Inbunden, 2004
2586 kr
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The early modern period is often characterised as a time that witnessed the rise of a new and powerful merchant class across Europe. From Italy and Spain in the south, to the Low Countries and England in the north, men of business and trade came to play an increasingly pivotal role in the culture, …
Corruption in Urban Politics and Society, Britain 1780–1950
Inbunden, 2007
2586 kr
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Despite much recent interest in the area of urban governance, little work has been done on the changing ethical standards of urban leaderships, 'governing' institutions or the policing of public life. Yet the issue of ethical standards in public life has become a central concern in contemporary …
City Status in the British Isles, 1830–2002
Av John Beckett
Inbunden, 2005
2512 kr
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Based on a wide variety of government and civic records, this book traces the evolution of the changing nature of city status, particularly through the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Beginning with an explanation of how city status first became connected to cathedrals in the medieval period, …
Resources of the City
Contributions to an Environmental History of Modern Europe
Av Bill Luckin, Bill Luckin m. fl.
Inbunden, 2005
2512 kr
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The field of urban environmental history is a relatively new one, yet it is rapidly moving to the forefront of scholarly research and is the focus of much interdisciplinary work. Given the environmental problems facing the modern world it is perhaps unsurprising that historians, geographers, …
Who Ran the Cities?
City Elites and Urban Power Structures in Europe and North America, 1750–1940
Inbunden, 2007
2586 kr
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The question of who actually ran cities in the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries has been increasingly debated in recent years. As well as trying to understand the distribution of political power and the rise of broad political participation, urban historians have questioned how and …
European Cities, Youth and the Public Sphere in the Twentieth Century
Av Detlef Siegfried, Axel Schildt
Inbunden, 2005
2512 kr
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The late nineteenth century witnessed unprecedented levels of urban growth as migration swelled the population of European cities to new heights. The resulting problems of overcrowding and inadequate civic utilities prompted the governing elites to look for new planning solutions to address the …
Civil Society, Associations and Urban Places
Class, Nation and Culture in Nineteenth-Century Europe
Av Boudien de Vries, Graeme Morton
Inbunden, 2006
3262 kr
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In recent years the concept of 'civil society' has become central to the historian's understanding of class, cultural and political power in the nineteenth-century town and city. Increasingly clubs and voluntary societies have been regarded as an important step in the formation of formal political …
European City and Green Space
London, Stockholm, Helsinki and St Petersburg, 1850–2000
Av Peter Clark
Inbunden, 2006
2586 kr
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Recent years have seen sustained public debate and controversy over the 'greening' of European cities, associated with the environmental movement, pressures of urban redevelopment, and the promotional strategies of cities competing in a global market. But the European debate over urban green space …
Making of an Indian Metropolis
Colonial Governance and Public Culture in Bombay, 1890-1920
Inbunden, 2007
2586 kr
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This book explores the social history of colonial Bombay in the late Victorian and Edwardian eras, a pivotal time in its emergence as a modern metropolis. Drawing together strands that hitherto have been treated in a piecemeal fashion and based on a variety of archival sources, the book offers a …
Cities into Battlefields
Metropolitan Scenarios, Experiences and Commemorations of Total War
Inbunden, 2011
2586 kr
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Cities have always had a key role in warfare, as strategic centres which periodically suffered the horrors of siege and sack. With industrialisation, however, they were drawn ever closer to the front line and to direct and continuous experience of fighting and destruction. 'Cities into …
Segregation – Integration – Assimilation
Religious and Ethnic Groups in the Medieval Towns of Central and Eastern Europe
Av Derek Keene, Balázs Nagy m. fl.
Inbunden, 2009
2586 kr
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There is a widespread concern today with the role and experiences of ethnic and religious minorities, and their potential for conflict and harmony with 'host communities' and with each other, especially in towns. Interest in historical aspects of these phenomena is growing rapidly, not least in …
Making of an Indian Metropolis
Colonial Governance and Public Culture in Bombay, 1890-1920
Häftad, 2016
892 kr
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This book explores the social history of colonial Bombay in the late Victorian and Edwardian eras, a pivotal time in its emergence as a modern metropolis. Drawing together strands that hitherto have been treated in a piecemeal fashion and based on a variety of archival sources, the book offers a …
Resources of the City
Contributions to an Environmental History of Modern Europe
Av Bill Luckin, Bill Luckin m. fl.
Häftad, 2016
1129 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The field of urban environmental history is a relatively new one, yet it is rapidly moving to the forefront of scholarly research and is the focus of much interdisciplinary work. Given the environmental problems facing the modern world it is perhaps unsurprising that historians, geographers, …
Market and the City
Square, Street and Architecture in Early Modern Europe
Häftad, 2016
952 kr
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The early modern period is often characterised as a time that witnessed the rise of a new and powerful merchant class across Europe. From Italy and Spain in the south, to the Low Countries and England in the north, men of business and trade came to play an increasingly pivotal role in the culture, …
European City and Green Space
London, Stockholm, Helsinki and St Petersburg, 1850–2000
Av Peter Clark
Häftad, 2016
892 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Recent years have seen sustained public debate and controversy over the 'greening' of European cities, associated with the environmental movement, pressures of urban redevelopment, and the promotional strategies of cities competing in a global market. But the European debate over urban green space …
Corruption in Urban Politics and Society, Britain 1780–1950
Häftad, 2017
892 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Despite much recent interest in the area of urban governance, little work has been done on the changing ethical standards of urban leaderships, 'governing' institutions or the policing of public life. Yet the issue of ethical standards in public life has become a central concern in contemporary …
City Status in the British Isles, 1830–2002
Av John Beckett
Häftad, 2017
787 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Based on a wide variety of government and civic records, this book traces the evolution of the changing nature of city status, particularly through the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Beginning with an explanation of how city status first became connected to cathedrals in the medieval period, …
Culture and Class in English Public Museums, 1850-1914
Av Kate Hill
Häftad, 2016
892 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The nineteenth century witnessed a flowering of museums in towns and cities across Britain. As well as providing a focus for collections of artifacts and a place of educational recreation, this work argues that municipal museums had a further, social role. In a situation of rapid urban growth, …
Urban Governance
Britain and Beyond Since 1750
Av Robert J. Morris, Richard H. Trainor
Häftad, 2017
764 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This is a coherent and integrated set of essays around the theme of governance addressing a wide range of questions on the organisation and legitimation of authority. At the heart of the book is a set of topics which have long attracted the attention of urbanists and urban historians all over the …
Segregation – Integration – Assimilation
Religious and Ethnic Groups in the Medieval Towns of Central and Eastern Europe
Av Derek Keene, Balázs Nagy m. fl.
Häftad, 2016
892 kr
Lägg i varukorg
There is a widespread concern today with the role and experiences of ethnic and religious minorities, and their potential for conflict and harmony with 'host communities' and with each other, especially in towns. Interest in historical aspects of these phenomena is growing rapidly, not least in …
City and the Senses
Urban Culture Since 1500
Av Jill Steward, Alexander Cowan
Häftad, 2016
892 kr
Lägg i varukorg
How do we experience a city in terms of the senses? What are the inter-relations between human experience and behaviour in urban space? This volume examines these questions in the context of European urban culture between the fifteenth and twentieth centuries, exploring the institutions and …
Body and City
Histories of Urban Public Health
Häftad, 2017
787 kr
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A provocative survey of new research in the history of urban public health, Body and City links the approaches of demographic and medical history with the methodologies of urban history and historical geography. It challenges older methodologies, offering new insights into the significance of …
Urban Fortunes
Property and Inheritance in the Town, 1700–1900
Av Jon Stobart, Alastair Owens
Häftad, 2016
952 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Property is central to any historical analyses of production, reproduction and consumption. It lies at the heart of discussions of material culture, class relations and the household economy. Recent work has begun to look beyond the acquisition and possession of goods to examine what the disposal, …
Cities into Battlefields
Metropolitan Scenarios, Experiences and Commemorations of Total War
Häftad, 2016
892 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Cities have always had a key role in warfare, as strategic centres which periodically suffered the horrors of siege and sack. With industrialisation, however, they were drawn ever closer to the front line and to direct and continuous experience of fighting and destruction. 'Cities into …
Who Ran the Cities?
City Elites and Urban Power Structures in Europe and North America, 1750–1940
Häftad, 2016
892 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The question of who actually ran cities in the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries has been increasingly debated in recent years. As well as trying to understand the distribution of political power and the rise of broad political participation, urban historians have questioned how and …
Artisan and the European Town, 1500–1900
Häftad, 2016
892 kr
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Artisans played a central role in the European town as it developed from the Middles Ages onwards. Their workshops were at the heart of productive activity, their guilds were often central to the political and legal order of towns, and their culture helped shape civic ritual and the urban order. …
