Intelligent Town - An Urban History of Swansea, 1780-1855

Klappentext A full-length study of Swansea's urban development from the late 18th to the late 19th century. It tells the story of how Swansea gained an unrivalled position of influence as an urban centre! which led it briefly to claim to be the 'metropolis of Wales'! and how it lost this status in the face of rapid urban development elsewhere in the country. Zusammenfassung A full-length study of Swansea's urban development from the late 18th to the late 19th century. It tells the story of how Swansea gained an unrivalled position of influence as an urban centre! which led it briefly to claim to be the 'metropolis of Wales'! and how it lost this status in the face of rapid urban development elsewhere in the country.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Louise Miskell, Miskell Louise
• Editore: University Of Chicago Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.07.2012
• EAN: 9780708325100
• ISBN: 978-0-7083-2510-0
• Pagine: 254
• Serie: Studies in Welsh History; Studies in Welsh History (Pape; Studies in Welsh History
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia; An, History, intelligent, Urban, HISTORY / General, of, South Wales, Swansea, Local History, Town, 1780, 1855