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London: A Social and Cultural History, 1550-1750
Robert O. Bucholz
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hardcover. This book is a history of London from 1550 to 1750, the period of its rise to world-wide prominence. Num Pages: 438 pages, 53 b/w illus. 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 36. Weight in Grams: 920. A Social and Cultural History, 1550-1750. 438 pages, 53 b/w illus. 4 maps. This book is a history of London from 1550 to 1750, the period of its rise to world-wide prominence. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 36. Weight: 914.
Between 1550 and 1750 London became the greatest city in Europe and one of the most vibrant economic and cultural centres in the world. This book is a history of London during this crucial period of its rise to world-wide prominence, during which it dominated the economic, political, social and cultural life of the British Isles, as never before nor since. London incorporates the best recent work in urban history, contemporary accounts from Londoners and tourists, and fictional works featuring the city in order to trace London's rise and explore its role as a harbinger of modernity, while examining how ... Read more
Between 1550 and 1750 London became the greatest city in Europe and one of the most vibrant economic and cultural centres in the world. This book is a history of London during this crucial period of its rise to world-wide prominence, during which it dominated the economic, political, social and cultural life of the British Isles, as never before nor since. London incorporates the best recent work in urban history, contemporary accounts from Londoners and tourists, and fictional works featuring the city in order to trace London's rise and explore its role as a harbinger of modernity, while examining how ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
438
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
438
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521896528
SKU
V9780521896528
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About Robert O. Bucholz
Robert O. Bucholz is Professor of History at Loyola University, Chicago. He is the co-author (with Newton Key) of Early-Modern England, 1485–1714: A Narrative History (2nd edition, 2009) and Sources and Debates in English History, 1485–1714 (2nd edition, 2009) and the co-editor (with Carol Levin) of Queens and Power in Medieval and Early Modern England (2009). Joseph P. Ward is ... Read more
Reviews for London: A Social and Cultural History, 1550-1750
'[London is] a serious and remarkably successful attempt to describe how the city reached the cusp of 'modernity', how it emerged from relative obscurity in the middle of the sixteenth century to become, about 200 years later, 'the greatest city in Europe', with a population whose distinctive traits are recognizable to this day.' Jonathan Yardley, The Washington Post 'A good ... Read more