The evolution of Scotland's towns : creation, growth and fragmentation / / E. Patricia Dennison [[electronic resource]]

• Autore: Dennison E. Patricia
• Pubblicazione: Edinburgh : , : Edinburgh University Press, , 2018
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xvii, 350 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 307.1/416/09411
• Soggetto topico: Cities and towns - Scotland - Growth - History; Community development, Urban - Scotland
• Soggetto geografico: Scotland History; Écosse Histoire; Scotland
• Soggetto genere / forma: History
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 12 Nov 2020).
• Nota di contenuto: The Evolution of Scotland's Towns -- Edinburgh University Press -- Contents -- Figures -- Acknowledgements -- Image Credits -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 Medieval Towns -- 2 Daily Life in the Middle Ages -- 3 Medieval Faith and the Church -- 4 Encroachment on Burgh Society, 1550-1750 -- 5 Man-made and Natural Disasters, 1550-1750 -- 6 The Birth of Urban Scotland -- 7 The Victorian Town -- 8 The Twentieth Century -- Post-script: Footprints to Fragmentation -- Appendix: Population Statistics - a Select List -- Bibliography -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: This pioneering book tells the story of urban development in Scotland over the course of a millennium, drawing on original research into more than thirty towns, from the smallest settlements to major cities.
• Titolo autorizzato: The evolution of Scotland's towns
• ISBN: 1-4744-0983-0; 1-4744-0982-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910828036203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II