Description
| Product ID: | 9780140135824 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Victorian Cities |
| Subtitle: | Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham, Middlesbrough, Melbourne, London |
| Authors: | Author: Asa Briggs |
| Page Count: | 416 |
| Subjects: | European history, British & Irish history, History, Social and cultural history, Urban communities, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Social & cultural history, Urban communities, United Kingdom, Great Britain |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Focuses on the cities of Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham, Middlesbrough, Melbourne and London, comparing and contrasting their social, political and topographical development. In 1837, in England and Wales, there were only five provincial cities of more than 100,000 inhabitants. By 1891 there were twenty-three. Over the same period London’s population more than doubled. |
| Imprint Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 1990-09-27 |