The writing of urban histories in eighteenth-century England / Rosemary Sweet.

Main entry:

Sweet, Rosemary.

Title & Author:

The writing of urban histories in eighteenth-century England / Rosemary Sweet.

Publication:

Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1997.

Description:

356 pages : maps ; 23 cm.

Series:

Oxford historical monographs

Notes:
Based on research done for author's doctoral thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-349) and index.
Ch. 1. Antiquarianism and Urban Histories -- Ch. 2. The Chronicling Tradition and Urban Histories -- Ch. 3. Tourism and Travel Literature -- Ch. 4. The Historiographical Context -- Ch. 5. The Political Dimension -- Ch. 6. Urban Identity and Provinciality -- App. A. Maps Showing Distribution of Published Urban Histories in England before 1820 -- App. B. Occupations of English Urban Historians up to 1825 -- App. C. Subscription Lists and the Percentage of Local Subscribers.

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Publisher description
Table of contents

ISBN:

0198206690
9780198206699

Subject:

Cities and towns England History 18th century.
Cities and towns England Historiography.
Villes Angleterre Histoire 18e siècle.
Villes Angleterre Historiographie.
15.01 historiography.
Cities and towns
Cities and towns Historiography
Stadtgeschichtsschreibung
Geschichtsschreibung
Stadt
Geschiedschrijving.
Stadsgeschiedenis (wetenschap)
Cities and towns Great Britain History 18th century.
Cities and towns Great Britain Historiography.
England History, Local.
England
Großbritannien

Form/genre:

Theses.
History

Added entries:

Oxford historical monographs.

Writing of urban histories in 18th century England

Holdings:

Location: Library main 207071
Call No.: HT133.S9 1997
Status: Available

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