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.
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.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Pat Dennison is an historian who has wide experience of working with both documentary and archaeological evidence. She was appointed as the historian to the archaeological excavations at the site of the new Parliament of Scotland. She has taught and published extensively on Scotland's towns, both large and small.
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List of Illustrations and Maps Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction Chapter 1: Medieval Towns I Towns Before Towns: pre-twelfth-century settlement II The First Burghs III The Built Environment IV Keeping Order Chapter 2: Daily Life in the Middle Ages I Markets and Merchants II Home Lives III Health of the Townspeople IV Relaxation Chapter 3: Medieval Faith and the Church I The Church Routine II The Parish and its People III Reformation IV The Aftermath of Reformation Chapter 4: Encroachment on Burgh Society, 1550-1750 I New Burghs, Markets and Shrinking Hinterlands II New Burghs: Two Test Cases III Urban Clearances IV A Slow Disappearance Chapter 5: Man-Made and Natural Disasters, 1550-1750 I War and Occupation in the Seventeenth Century II Continuing Unrest and Occupation III Lifestyles IV Famine's Devastating and Final Strike Chapter 6: The Birth of Urban Scotland I Improvement and Enlightenment II Population Growth III New Townscapes and New Identities IV Railways and Improving Communications V Growing Industrialisation Chapter 7: The Victorian Town I Housing Conditions and Health II The Dawning of a Better Lifestyle III Leisure Time IV The Changing Townscape V Visionary Thinking? Chapter 8: The Twentieth Century I The Garden City Ideal II The 'Great War' and the Inter-War Years III World War II, Austerity and Recovery IV Modernisation: new ideals or the wrecking ball? V Architecture: a mirror of the twentieth century? Post-Script: Footprints to Fragmentation Appendix: Table: Population Statistics: a select list Bibliography Index
List of Illustrations and Maps Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction Chapter 1: Medieval Towns I Towns Before Towns: pre-twelfth-century settlement II The First Burghs III The Built Environment IV Keeping Order Chapter 2: Daily Life in the Middle Ages I Markets and Merchants II Home Lives III Health of the Townspeople IV Relaxation Chapter 3: Medieval Faith and the Church I The Church Routine II The Parish and its People III Reformation IV The Aftermath of Reformation Chapter 4: Encroachment on Burgh Society, 1550-1750 I New Burghs, Markets and Shrinking Hinterlands II New Burghs: Two Test Cases III Urban Clearances IV A Slow Disappearance Chapter 5: Man-Made and Natural Disasters, 1550-1750 I War and Occupation in the Seventeenth Century II Continuing Unrest and Occupation III Lifestyles IV Famine's Devastating and Final Strike Chapter 6: The Birth of Urban Scotland I Improvement and Enlightenment II Population Growth III New Townscapes and New Identities IV Railways and Improving Communications V Growing Industrialisation Chapter 7: The Victorian Town I Housing Conditions and Health II The Dawning of a Better Lifestyle III Leisure Time IV The Changing Townscape V Visionary Thinking? Chapter 8: The Twentieth Century I The Garden City Ideal II The 'Great War' and the Inter-War Years III World War II, Austerity and Recovery IV Modernisation: new ideals or the wrecking ball? V Architecture: a mirror of the twentieth century? Post-Script: Footprints to Fragmentation Appendix: Table: Population Statistics: a select list Bibliography Index
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