Glasgow - The Making of a City

Originally published in 1983, this book sets the phases and elements of Glasgow's townscape evolution in their historical framework, from the medieval period when Glasgow was a small but important burgh to the growth of the town thanks to its command of the transatlantic tobacco trade in the 18th Century.

List of contents

1. Environment and Urban Roots 2. The Medieval Town 1175-1560 3. Reformation to Act of Union - The Growth of a Mercantile Burgh 1560-1707 4. New Horizons: America and the Tobacco Trade 1707-1775 5. The Age of Cotton 1776-1841 6. Iron in the Soul 1841-1914 7. Brave New World: The Planned City 1914-1982. Epilogue.

About the author

Andrew Gibb

Summary

Originally published in 1983, this book sets the phases and elements of Glasgow’s townscape evolution in their historical framework, from the medieval period when Glasgow was a small but important burgh to the growth of the town thanks to its command of the transatlantic tobacco trade in the 18th Century.

Product details

• Authors: Andrew Gibb, Gibb Andrew
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.05.2023
• EAN: 9781032004174
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3200417-4
• No. of pages: 216
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Comparative Urbanization
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Glasgow, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, Urban & municipal planning, Central Scotland, Human Geography, Regional Geography, Urban and municipal planning and policy