Housing in Urban Britain 1780-1914

Klappentext The history of housing between 1780 and 1914 encapsulates many problems associated with the transition from largely rural to an overwhelming urban nation. The unprecedented pace of this transition imposed immense tensions within urban society, while creating opportunities for builders, developers and landowners. Zusammenfassung The history of housing encapsulates many problems associated with the transition from a rural to an overwhelmingly urban nation. This book is the ideal introduction to a central issue in nineteenth-century history! reviewing the recent arguments and offering a guide to further reading. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction: an urban framework; 2. Urban expansion and the pattern of demand; 3. Supply influences; 4. House types: terraces and tenements; 5. The suburbs: villas and values; 6. The containment of 'The Housing Problem' 1850-1880; 7. A late-Victorian and Edwardian housing crisis; 8. Comfort and housing amenity; 9. Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Updated bibliographical note; Index.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Richard Rodger, Richard (University of Leicester) Rodger
• Mitarbeit: Maurice Kirby (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 14.09.1995
• EAN: 9780521557863
• ISBN: 978-0-521-55786-3
• Seiten: 114
• Serien: New Studies in Economic and So; New Studies in Economic and So
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Kulturgeschichte; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Wirtschaft > Allgemeines, Lexika