CITIES OF IDEAS CIVIL SOCIETY AND - Essays in Honour of David Reeder

List of contents

Contents: Foreword; Civil society and British cities, Richard Rodger and Robert Colls; Taxation and representation in the Victorian city, Martin Daunton; The metropolitan and the municipal: the politics of health and environment in London, 1860-1920, Bill Luckin; Resolving the sewage question: Metropolis Sewage & Essex Reclamation Company, 1865-81, P.L. Cottrell; The Sheffield Democrats' critique of criminal justice in the 1850s, Chris A. Williams; A year in the public life of the British bourgeoisie, R.J. Morris; The 'common good' and civic promotion: Edinburgh 1860-1914, Richard Rodger; David Reeder's 'alternative system': the school boards in the 1890s, Brian Simon; Futures from the past: the rise and fall of university liberal adult education, Bill Williamson; Women and citizenship: gender and the built environment in British cities 1870-1939, Hellen Meller; Citizenship, civil society and quality of life: Sutton Model Dwellings Estates 1919-39, Patricia L. Garside; When we lived in communities: working-class culture and its critics, Robert Colls; David Reeder: career and publications; Index.

About the author

Robert Colls

Summary

Cities of Ideas: Civil Society and Urban Governance in Britain 1800-2000 addresses the changing nature of individualism and public service in the 19th and 20th centuries, and consists of a collection of essays authored by senior figures in economic, social, cultural and educational history.

Product details

• Authors: Robert Colls, Colls Robert, David Reeder
• Assisted by: Robert Colls (Editor), Richard Rodger (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2020
• EAN: 9780367593643
• ISBN: 978-0-367-59364-3
• No. of pages: 349
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research; European History, HISTORY / General, 20th Century, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Urban communities, Urban communities / city life