The Scottish town in the Age of the Enlightenment, 1740-1820 / / Bob Harris and Charles McKean

• Autore: Harris Bob <1964->
• Pubblicazione: Edinburgh : , : Edinburgh University Press, , [2014]; ©2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (658 p.)
• Disciplina: 941.1073
• Soggetto topico: Cities and towns - Scotland - History - 18th century; Cities and towns - Scotland - History - 19th century
• Persona (resp. second.): McKeanCharles
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (pages [553]-594) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Part 1. Towns and improvement -- Scottish towns in context -- Urban improvement -- Urban embellishment and public buildings -- A tale of five towns -- Part 2. Society and culture -- Middling ranks, homes and possessions -- Cultural life: transformation and adaptatiion -- 'Community', order and the stability of the burgh.
• Sommario/riassunto: "A collaborative history, melding together political, social, economic, urban and architectural histories, to achieve a comprehensive perspective on the nature of the Scottish Georgian town. Not so much a history by growth and numbers, this pioneering study of Scottish urbanization explores the type of change and the quality of result."--Provided by publisher.
• Titolo autorizzato: The Scottish town in the Age of the Enlightenment, 1740-1820
• ISBN: 0-7486-9259-2; 0-7486-9258-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910813882003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II