The English Town, 1680-1840: Government, Society and Culture

The English Town, 1680-1840: Government, Society and Culture
ISBN-10
1317882954
ISBN-13
9781317882954
Category
History
Pages
302
Language
English
Published
2014-06-17
Publisher
Routledge
Author
Rosemary Sweet

Description

An impressively thorough exploration of the changing functions, character and experience of English towns in a key age of transition which includes smaller communities as well as the larger industrialising towns. Among the issues examined are demography, social stratification, manners, religion, gender, dissent, amenities and entertainment, and the resilience of provincial culture in the face of the growing influence of London. At its heart is an authoritative study of urban politics: the structures of authority, the realities of civic administration, and the general movement for reform that climaxed in the Municipal Corporations Act of 1835.

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