English Industrial Cities of the Nineteenth Century: A Social Geography
- ISBN-10
- 0521338395
- ISBN-13
- 9780521338394
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 368
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1986-07-17
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Author
- Richard Dennis
Description
In the first full-length treatment of nineteenth-century urbanism from a geographical perspective, Richard Dennia focuses on the industrial towns and cities of Lancashire, Yorkshire, the Midlands and South Wales, that epitomised the spirit of the new age.
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