London
Author | : Robert O. Bucholz |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 439 |
Release | : 2012-07-09 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780521896528 |
ISBN-13 | : 0521896525 |
Rating | : 4/5 (525 Downloads) |
Download or read book London written by Robert O. Bucholz and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-07-09 with total page 439 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a history of London from 1550 and 1750, the period of its rise to world-wide prominence. Incorporating recent work in urban history, accounts by contemporary Londoners and tourists, and fictional works featuring the city, it examines how London came to dominate the economic, political, social and cultural life of the British Isles as never before nor since.