Victorian Cities

by Briggs, Asa

• ISBN13: 9780520079229
• ISBN10: 0520079221
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1993-02-01
• Publisher: Univ of California Pr on Demand

Summary

A comparative study in urban history,Victorian Citiesexamines the 19th-century history of four developing cities in England in a period of rapid growth, with chapters on London and Melbourne and references to Los Angeles and Chicago as well.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Preface
Introduction	p. 11
City and Society: Victorian Attitudes	p. 59
Manchester, Symbol of a New Age	p. 88
Leeds, a Study in Civic Pride	p. 139
Birmingham: The Making of a Civic Gospel	p. 184
Middlesbrough: The Growth of a New Community	p. 241
Melbourne, a Victorian Community Overseas	p. 277
London, the World City	p. 311
Epilogue: Old Cities and New	p. 361
Bibliographical Note	p. 385
Index	p. 401
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