The English Urban Landscape

ISBN: 9780198601173 出版年：2000 页码：352 Oxford University Press

A compact and authoritative historical survey of the way English urban environments have developed since the Roman period, viewed chronologically and thematically, focusing particularly on the last two centuries. The text covers types of urban development (eg industrial towns, commercial cities, slums, suburbs etc), plus important topics such as transport, recreation, civil and ecclesiastical functions, and images of the town and city in literature, art, and film. The chapters are supplemented by cameos that focus in detail on specific towns and subjects.