Hubbub - Filth, Noise, and Stench in England, 1600-1770

A not-for-the-squeamish journey back through the centuries to urban England, where the streets are crowded, noisy, filthy, and reeking of smoke and decay

About the author

Emily Cockayne is a senior lecturer in Early Modern History at the University of East Anglia. She is the author of Rummage: A History of the Things We Have Reused, Recycled and Refused (Profile, 2020), Cheek by Jowl: A History of Neighbours (Random House, 2012) and Hubbub: Filth, Noise & Stench in England (2007), cited by Toni Morrison as an important source for A Mercy.

Summary

A not-for-the-squeamish journey back through the centuries to urban England, where the streets are crowded, noisy, filthy, and reeking of smoke and decay

Product details

• Authors: Emily Cockayne, Cockayne Emily
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2020
• EAN: 9780300254761
• ISBN: 978-0-300-25476-1
• No. of pages: 368
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; England, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Social and cultural history, C 1600 To C 1700, C 1700 To C 1800