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OverviewA comparative study in urban history, Victorian Cities examines 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Asa Briggs , Andrew Lees , Lynn Hollen LeesPublisher: University of California Press Imprint: University of California Press Dimensions: Width: 15.30cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 22.80cm Weight: 0.628kg ISBN: 9780520079229ISBN 10: 0520079221 Pages: 411 Publication Date: 24 March 1993 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of print, replaced by POD  We will order this item for you from a manufatured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsThe 19th century is the first age in human history in which it became normal for most citizens to live in cities. . . . Professor Briggs's book reminds us of our own failings, and this is among its great merits. Though he has selected only a few urban themes for full discussion, he incidentally illuminates many more. --E. J. Hobsbawm, New Statesman Author InformationAsa Briggs, former provost of Worcester College, Oxford, is the author of many works on 19th-century British history. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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