Beyond the metropolis: The changing image of urban Britain, 1780–1880
- ISBN-10
- 1784996610
- ISBN-13
- 9781784996611
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 216
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2016-02-19
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Author
- Katy Layton-Jones
Description
Draws on previously unexplored visual and ephemeral sources to re-evaluate the British city, its changing form, representation and impact.
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Other editions
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- 2013-04-15
- 326 pages
- Paperback
- Univ of California Press
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- 2007
- 365 pages
- Paperback
- University Press of America
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