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The English town, 1680-1840 : government, society and culture / Rosemary Sweet.

By: Sweet, RosemaryMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Themes in British social historyPublication details: New York : Longman, 1999. ISBN: 0582317134; 0582317126Subject(s): Cities and towns -- History -- Great Britain | Municipal government -- History -- Great BritainDDC classification: 307.760942 LOC classification: HT133
Contents:
1. Introduction -- 2. The Structures of Authority -- 3. Urban Administration -- 4. The Divided Society -- 5. Urban Government and the Movement for Reform -- 6. Social Structure and Social Experience -- 7. Urban Culture and the Urban Renaissance -- 8. Conclusion: Metropolitan Influence or Provincial Identity?
Review: "Rosemary Sweet examines the development of urban government and society, and the changing nature of urban culture, during the long eighteenth century. Her study provides an up-to-date account of current understanding of the subject, but also makes its own substantial contribution to it. At its heart is an authoritative account of urban politics - the structures and institutions of authority; their purpose and function; the realities of civic administration; and the general movement for reform that climaxed in the Municipal Corporations Act of 1835. This is set within the context of a survey of social structure and social experience in urban life of the time." "The English Town 1680-1840 should become a standard introduction - for student, scholar and general readers aliketo its multi-faceted subject."--BOOK JACKET.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction -- 2. The Structures of Authority -- 3. Urban Administration -- 4. The Divided Society -- 5. Urban Government and the Movement for Reform -- 6. Social Structure and Social Experience -- 7. Urban Culture and the Urban Renaissance -- 8. Conclusion: Metropolitan Influence or Provincial Identity?

"Rosemary Sweet examines the development of urban government and society, and the changing nature of urban culture, during the long eighteenth century. Her study provides an up-to-date account of current understanding of the subject, but also makes its own substantial contribution to it. At its heart is an authoritative account of urban politics - the structures and institutions of authority; their purpose and function; the realities of civic administration; and the general movement for reform that climaxed in the Municipal Corporations Act of 1835. This is set within the context of a survey of social structure and social experience in urban life of the time." "The English Town 1680-1840 should become a standard introduction - for student, scholar and general readers aliketo its multi-faceted subject."--BOOK JACKET.

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