London, a Social History

London, a Social History
Author: Roy Porter
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 452
Release: 1998
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780674538399

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An extraordinary city, London grew from a backwater in the Classical Age into an important medieval city and significant Renaissance urban center to a modern colossus--full of a free people ever evolving. Roy Porter touches the pulse of his hometown and makes it our own, capturing London's fortunes, people, and imperial glory with vigor and wit. 58 photos.


London, a Social History
Language: en
Pages: 452
Authors: Roy Porter
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 1998 - Publisher: Harvard University Press

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An extraordinary city, London grew from a backwater in the Classical Age into an important medieval city and significant Renaissance urban center to a modern co
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Pages: 718
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Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2000-10-05 - Publisher: Penguin UK

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Pages: 439
Authors: Robert O. Bucholz
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-07-09 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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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 co
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Language: en
Pages: 432
Authors: Simon Jenkins
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-10-10 - Publisher: Penguin UK

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Language: en
Pages: 378
Authors: John Richardson
Categories: History
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Provides information on the history and social conditions of London.