Housing in Urban Britain, 1780-1914

Housing in Urban Britain, 1780-1914 - New Studies in Economic and Social History

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Publisher's Synopsis

Why did slums and suburbs develop simultaneously? Did the capitalist system produce these, and were class antagonisms to blame? Why did the Victorians believe there was a housing problem, and who or what created it? What housing solutions were attempted, and how successfully? These are amongst the central questions addressed by social and urban historians in recent years, and their arguments and analyses are reviewed here. The history of housing between 1780 and 1914 encapsulates many problems associated with the transition from a largely rural to an overwhelmingly urban nation. The unprecedented pace of this transition imposed immense tensions within society, with implications for the urban environment and for local and national government. Housing is central to an understanding of the social, economic, political and cultural forces in nineteenth-century history; this book is an ideal introduction to the topic.

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Book information

ISBN: 9780521552677
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 363.50941
DEWEY edition: 20
Language: English
Number of pages: 100
Weight: 246g
Height: 224mm
Width: 141mm
Spine width: 12mm