Civic Ritual, Commemoration and Public Celebration in Urban Britain, 1850-1950

by Ben Roberts

This is the first in-depth study of urban ritual in relation to the British industrial setting. Centring on a case study of three communities which witnessed contrasting experiences of industrialisation, it charts the way municipal ceremony was utilised to showcase urban development, local identity and community pride. By drawing upon municipal records, press reports, visual culture and ephemera, it considers a wide range of public events such...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350108006
• ISBN13: 9781350108004
• Release Date: June 2024
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 272 Pages