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London : a Social and Cultural History, 1550?1750.
This book is a history of London from 1550 to 1750, the period of its rise to world-wide prominence.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press,
2012.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; London: A Social And Cultural History, 1550-1750; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations and Maps; List of Abbreviations and Conventions; Acknowledgments; Illustrations; Introduction: London's Importance; London's Importance; London's Uniqueness; London's History To 1550; London In England's History 1550-1750; London's Historiography; Themes And Arguments; 1. London in 1550; The Approach From The West And North; The Approach From The East And South; River, Bridge, And Docks; Tower And Wall; The City; Fleet Street And The Strand; Whitehall And Westminster.
- 2. The Socioeconomic BaseThe Demographic Reality; Becoming A Londoner; The Livery Companies; The Trading Companies; The Commercial Revolution; The Financial Revolution; The Industrial Revolution?; 3. Royal and Civic London; The Court; Capital; Civic Government; 4. Fine and Performed Arts; 1550-1640; 1640-1660; 1660-1750; 5. The Public Sphere and Popular Culture; News Before Print; Regulation Of The Press; The First Regular Newspapers; The Essay Magazine; Dining And Drinking Out In London; Inns; Taverns, Alehouses, And Ordinaries; Coffeehouses; Clubs; Pleasure Gardens.
- Popular Entertainments: What Ordinary Londoners Did For Funthe Festive Calendar: How Londoners Ordered Their Year; The Reformation Of Manners; 6. The People on theMargins; The Problem In Macrocosm: The London Poor In Aggregate; The Problem In Microcosm: To Be Poor In London; Civic Remedies; Healing The Sick And Sparing The Child: Health Care And Child Welfare 1660-1750; Drowning In A Crime Wave?; London Criminals And London Crime; London Law Enforcement; Trial And Sentence: The Greatest Show In Town; 7. Riot and Rebellion; Riot; Riots Over Words And Behavior; Economic Riots; Xenophobic Riots.
- Calendar Riotspolitical Riots; Rebellion And Revolution; Restoration And Revolution; Political Riots Ii; 8. Plague and Fire; The Great Plague Of 1665; The Great Fire Of 1666; Conclusion: London in 1750; The View From Highgate; The Approach From The River; The Tower And Cheapside; Ludgate Hill, Fleet Street, The Strand; The West End; Parks And Palaces; Westminster; The South Bank; The View From The Bridge; Notes; Further Reading; Index.