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The Scottish town in the Age of the Enlightenment, 1740-1820
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- Summary
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"A collaborative history, melding together political, social, economic, urban and architectural histories, to achieve a comprehensive perspective on the nature of the Scottish Georgian town. Not so...
"A collaborative history, melding together political, social, economic, urban and architectural histories, to achieve a comprehensive perspective on the nature of the Scottish Georgian town. Not so much a history by growth and numbers, this pioneering study of Scottish urbanization explores the type of change and the quality of result."--Provided by publisher.
Details
- Creator
- Bob Harris and Charles McKean
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2014]
- ©2014
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (658 p.)
- ISBNs
- 9780748692590, 0748692592, 9780748692583, 0748692584, 0748692576, 0748692568
- OCLC
- on1306538297
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [553]-594) and index.
- English
- Part 1. Towns and improvement -- Scottish towns in context -- Urban improvement -- Urban embellishment and public buildings -- A tale of five towns -- Part 2. Society and culture -- Middling ranks, homes and possessions -- Cultural life: transformation and adaptatiion -- 'Community', order and the stability of the burgh