Stability and Change in an English County Town: A Social Study of York 1801-51

by Alan Armstrong

Book Overview

During the Industrial Revolution the attention of contemporaries was drawn inevitably towards conditions in the great manufacturing towns, a bias which most historical writing continues to perpetuate. By contrast, only scant attention has been paid to the development of older-established communities, although their stimulation during this period of transition is of compelling interest. County towns were by no means insulated from the broad currents...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521019877
• ISBN13: 9780521019873
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"