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THE URBAN EXPERIENCE : A Sourcebook, English, Scottish and Welsh Towns, 1450-1700
by Richardson, R.C.; James, T.B. (Editors)
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- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0719009006
- ISBN 13
- 9780719009006
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Oxford, UK: Manchester Univ Pr, 1983. First Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Text/BRAND NEW. Black linen boards w/gilt spine lettering/Fine. DJ/NF. PO name inked on fEP. In 1450 London's population was about 50,000 and ranked as a mid-sized European town; by 1750 it had become the largest city in Europe with some 575,000 inhabitants --- a period of rapid urbanization. This book is a sourcebook to original materials of the period. 6 chapters: 1, Contemporary Topographers & Historians; 2, The Economy; 3, Government & Politics; 4, Law & Order, & Public Welfare; 5, Religion & Education; and, 6, Social Structure, Social Life, & Amenities. At the point of publication, R.C. Richards was the Head of History and Archaeology at King Alfred's College in Winchester. R.C. James was a Lecturer in the same department and institrution. Fine copy of a unique tool for historical studies.
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- Title
- THE URBAN EXPERIENCE : A Sourcebook, English, Scottish and Welsh Towns, 1450-1700
- Author
- Richardson, R.C.; James, T.B. (Editors)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Thus
- ISBN 10
- 0719009006
- ISBN 13
- 9780719009006
- Publisher
- Manchester Univ Pr
- Place of Publication
- Oxford, UK
- Date Published
- 1983
- Keywords
- Urban History/Great Britain; History/Great Britain; Sociology/Great Britain; CITIES TOWNS GREAT BRITAIN CITY
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