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Housing in Urban Britain 1780-1914 (New Studies in Economic and Social History) Book

An ideal introduction to a central issue in nineteenth-century social history - the history of housing and the transition from a rural to an urban society.Read More

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  • Book Description

    The history of housing between 1780 and 1914 encapsulates many problems associated with the transition from a largely rural to an overwhelmingly urban nation. This study reviews the recent arguments and guides the student of social history to further reading.

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    Why did slums and suburbs develop simultaneously? Were class antagonisms to blame? Why did the Victorians believe there was a housing problem? The history of housing between 1780 and 1914 encapsulates many problems associated with the transition from a largely rural to an overwhelmingly urban nation, whose unprecedented pace imposed immense tensions within society. This book reviews the recent arguments and guides the student of social history to further reading, making it an ideal introduction to a central issue in nineteenth-century history.

  • 0521557860
  • 9780521557863
  • Richard Rodger
  • 14 September 1995
  • Cambridge University Press
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 113
  • New Ed
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