The Cambridge Urban History of Britain 3 Volume Hardback Set

Volume 1: Preface; Plates; Maps and figures; Tables; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; List of contributors; Part I. Introductory: 1. Introduction; 2. The origins of British towns; Part II. The Early Middle Ages c.650–c.1300: 3. General survey; 4. Power and authority; 5. Society and population; 6. The economy of British towns; 7. Churches, education and literacy in towns; 8. The topography of towns; 9. London from the post-Roman period to 1300; 10. The large towns to c.1300; 11. Small towns 650–1270; Part III. The Later Middle Ages c.1300–c.1540: 12. General survey; 13. Government, power and authority; 14. The economy of British towns; 15. Urban culture and the church; 16. The built environment; 17. London; 18. The greater towns; 19. Port towns: England and Wales; 20. Small towns 1270–1540; Part IV. Regional Surveys: 21. Regional introduction (England and Wales); 22 (a). The south-east of England; 22 (b). The south-west of England; 22 (c). The Midlands; 22 (d). East Anglia; 22 (e). Wales and the Marches; 22 (f). Northern towns; 23. Scotland; Part V. Conclusion: 24. Conclusion; Appendix: ranking lists of English medieval towns; Select bibliography; Index. Volume 2: Preface; Plates; Maps and figures; Tables; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I. Area Surveys 1540–1840: 1. Introduction; 2. England: 1. East Anglia; 2. South east; 3. South west; 4. Midlands; 5. The north; 3. Wales; 4. Scotland; Part II. Urban Themes and Types 1540–1700: 5. Towns in an agrarian economy; 6. Population and disease, estrangement and belonging; 7. Politics and government; 8. Reformation and culture; 9. The urban landscape; 10. London; 11. Great and good towns; 12. Ports; 13. Small market towns; Part III. Urban Themes and Types 1700 to 1840: 14. Urban growth and economic change; 15. Population and society; 16. Politics and government; 17. Culture and leisure; 18. The transformation of urban space; 19. London; 20. Regional and county centres; 21. The ports; 22. Small towns; 23. Health and leisure resorts; 24. Industrialising towns; Conclusion; Select bibliography; Index. Volume 3: General editor's preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; List of figures and illustrations; 1. Introduction; Part I. Circulation: 2. Urban networks; 3. Modern London; 4. Ports; 5. The development of small towns in Britain; 6. Migration; 7. Pollution in the city; 8. From Shillibeer to Buchanan: transport and the urban environment; Part II. Governance: 9. Central government and the towns; 10. The changing functions of urban government: councillors, officials and pressure groups; 11. The political economy of urban utilities; 12. The provision of social services; 13. Structure, culture and society in British towns; Part III. Construction: 14. Patterns on the ground: urban form, residential structure and the social construction of space; 15. Land, property and planning; 16. The evolution of Britain's urban built environment; 17. The planners and the public; Part IV. Getting and Spending: 18. Industrialisation and the city economy; 19. The urban labour market; 20. Urban fertility and mortality patterns; 21. The middle class; 22. Towns and consumerism; 23. Playing and praying: leisure and religion in urban Britain; Part V. Images: 24. The representation of the city in visual arts; 25. Epilogue; Select bibliography; Index.