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THE SCOTTISH TOWN IN SCOTLAND 1740
Bob Harris
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Description for THE SCOTTISH TOWN IN SCOTLAND 1740
Paperback. A study that is founded upon personal documents, town council minutes, legal cases, inventories, travellers' tales, plans and drawings relating to some 30 Scots burghs of the Georgian period. It shows how the Scots Georgian burgh developed to become a powerfully controlled urban community, with disturbance deliberately designed out. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures, colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 173 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1318.
This is a pioneering study of 18th century Scottish urbanism: dynamic but different. This heavily illustrated and innovative study is founded upon personal documents, town council minutes, legal cases, inventories, travellers' tales, plans and drawings relating to some 30 Scots burghs of the Georgian period. It establishes a distinctive history for the development of Scots burghs, their living patterns and legislative controls, and shows that the Scottish urban experience was quite different from other parts of Britain. With population expansion, and economic and social improvement, Scots of the time experienced immense change both in terms of urban behaviour and the ... Read more
This is a pioneering study of 18th century Scottish urbanism: dynamic but different. This heavily illustrated and innovative study is founded upon personal documents, town council minutes, legal cases, inventories, travellers' tales, plans and drawings relating to some 30 Scots burghs of the Georgian period. It establishes a distinctive history for the development of Scots burghs, their living patterns and legislative controls, and shows that the Scottish urban experience was quite different from other parts of Britain. With population expansion, and economic and social improvement, Scots of the time experienced immense change both in terms of urban behaviour and the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
698
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748692576
SKU
V9780748692576
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About Bob Harris
Bob Harris is Lecturer in British History at the University of Oxford. Charles McKean (1946-2013) was Professor of Scottish Architectural History at the University of Dundee and the pre-eminent historian of Scottish buildings and towns.
Reviews for THE SCOTTISH TOWN IN SCOTLAND 1740
As a qualitative study of the physical space, architecture and planning of the Scottish town, this book is a major landmark not just in terms of research, but as a treasure-trove for the general reader seeking a clearer understanding of how Scottish society changed during this period.
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