Edinburgh

A wide-ranging, single volume history of Scotland's capital.

List of contents

The Making of a Capital: Edinburgh to 1707; 1. Origins to Reformation; 2. Conflict and Social Change, 1560-1707; City of Improvement, 1707-1832; 3. Post-Union Politics: Rebellion, Management and Reform; 4. The Emergence of 'Modern Athens'; 5. The Consumer City and Living Standards; Scotland's Metropolis, 1832-1918; 6. Municipal and Parliamentary Affairs; 7. Victorian and Edwardian Social Life; 8. Economy, Modernisation and War; Twentieth-Century City, 1918-2000; 9. Political Challenges and Changes; 10. Culture, Community and Social Diversity; 11. Economic Reorientation and Urban Regeneration.

Summary

Illustrated with around 100 photographs, drawings and maps, this title presents an accessible history of Edinburgh.

Product details

• Authors: Irene Maver
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 30.09.2011, delayed
• EAN: 9780748616411
• ISBN: 978-0-7486-1641-1
• No. of pages: 352
• Subject: Travel > Travelogues, traveller's tales > Europe