City Of Cities: The Birth Of Modern London - Hardcover

Inwood, Stephen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0333782879 ISBN 13: 9780333782873

Verlag: Macmillan, 2005

Inhaltsangabe

There is no period in London’s history in which the city was more dynamic, fascinating, innovative and important than the thirty years before the First World War. The transition was profound and touched all aspects of the city and those who lived in it. This is the age of the London Underground (five ‘tube’ lines were constructed) and the motor car (more Londoners were killed in traffic accidents in 1910 than in 2000). It is the era of massive urban development, the arrival of electric lighting, large scale social housing and imperial civic buildings. London saw the rise of massive immigration, fleet street and the arrival of mass consumption. It's often believed that the First World War had a revolutionary impact on the tranquil Edwardian era before it. Stephen Inwood shows that to the contrary, the war itself was a product of a period of massive revolutionary change.

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Biografía del autor:

Dr. Stephen Inwood was born in London in 1947, the son of a taxi driver. After studying at Balliol and St. Antony's College, Oxford, he was for many years a university history lecturer before becoming a professional writer after publication of the highly acclaimed A History Of London in 1999. He is an Associate Professor of New York University in London, and a Research Fellow at Kingston University. He lives in Richmond, West London, with his wife and sons.

Reseña del editor:

A dazzling account of London when it was the greatest, most rapidly changing city on earth

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• Verlag: Macmillan
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0333782879
• ISBN 13: 9780333782873
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 450