Early Modern Streets - A European Perspective

For the first time, Early Modern Streets unites the diverse strands of scholarship on urban streets between circa 1450 and 1800 and tackles key questions on how early modern urban society was shaped and how this changed over time.

List of contents

Part 1: Contours and Foundations 1. Framing the street 2. Sources and methods for studying historical streets 3. Representing the street in words and images 4. Sensing the street Part 2: Street Use 5. Street politics 6. Street economies 7. Religion in the streets 8. Street crimes

About the author

Danielle van den Heuvel is Associate Professor in early modern history at the University of Amsterdam and Director of the Amsterdam Centre for Urban History. Her research focuses on cities and encompasses aspects of gender, food and digital history.

Summary

For the first time, Early Modern Streets unites the diverse strands of scholarship on urban streets between circa 1450 and 1800 and tackles key questions on how early modern urban society was shaped and how this changed over time.

Product details

• Authors: Danielle (University of Amsterdam Van Den Heuvel
• Assisted by: Danielle van den Heuvel (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.12.2022
• EAN: 9781138599833
• ISBN: 978-1-138-59983-3
• No. of pages: 222
• Series: Early Modern Themes
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Europe, European History, HISTORY / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Modern / 16th Century, HISTORY / Modern / 17th Century, HISTORY / Modern / 18th Century, HISTORY / Women, Economic history, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Urban & municipal planning, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Social and cultural history, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, Urban and municipal planning and policy, HISTORY / Europe / Renaissance, Later 15th century c 1450 to c 1499