Towns in Tudor and Stuart Britain

Why should one study urban history? Were towns the precipitating element for change in the human way of life? By examining in turn various aspects of urban history in the period 1500-1700 this book attempts to examine recent historical ideas about towns in Britain. Was the urban system in Britain a relative failure or a comparative success? What changes took place in the level of urbanization in Britain? What were the dynamics of change? What explains the appearance of new towns and the decline of once flourishing settlements? Was the growing size of some towns fuelled by new or considerably altered functions? Towns in Tudor and Stuart Britain provides students with a wide range of material on a fascinating subject.>

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Were towns the precipitating element for change in the human way of life? By examining in turn various aspects of urban history in the period 1500-1700 this book attempts to examine recent historical ideas about towns in Britain. Was the growing size of some towns fuelled by new or considerably altered functions?

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Sybil Jack, Sybil M. Jack, Jack Sybil
• Editore: Macmillan
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 02.10.1996
• EAN: 9780333610831
• ISBN: 978-0-333-61083-1
• Pagine: 256
• Serie: Social History in Perspective; Social History in Perspective; Bloomsbury 3PL
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia; European History, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Stuart Era (1603-1714), British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Social and cultural history, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Urban communities, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, c 1500 to c 1600, C 1600 To C 1700, Urban communities / city life, Britain; history; kingdom