London was the early modern world's most polluted city, and its dependence on coal had profound consequences for public health, the environment, and ultimately politics and culture. William M. Cavert presents a detailed study of how inhabitants and travelers accommodated themselves to London's smoky air.
London was the early modern world's most polluted city, and its dependence on coal had profound consequences for public health, the environment, and ultimately politics and culture. William M. Cavert presents a detailed study of how inhabitants and travelers accommodated themselves to London's smoky air.
William M. Cavert is a historian of early modern Britain focusing on urban and environmental history, holding a Ph.D. from Northwestern University, Illinois. He has published 'The Environmental Policy of Charles I: Coal Smoke and the English Monarchy, 1624-1640' in the Journal of British Studies, as well as related studies in Global Environment and Urban History. His work has been supported by grants from The Mellon Foundation, the Huntington Library, the Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy, Northwestern University, the University of Cambridge, and the University of St Thomas, Minnesota, and by a fellowship at Clare College, Cambridge. His current research examines Britain during the Little Ice Age, focusing on cold winters, disasters, and relationships with animals.
Inhaltsangabe
Prologue: the smoke of London Part I. Transformations: 1. The early modernity of London 2. Fires: London's turn to coal, 1575-1775 3. Airs: smoke and pollution, 1600-1775 Part II. Contestations: 4. Royal spaces: palaces and brewhouses, 1575-1640 5. Nuisance and neighbours 6. Smoke in the scientific revolution Part III. Fueling Leviathan: 7. The moral economy of fuel: coal, poverty, and necessity 8. Fueling improvement: development, navigation, and revenue 9. Regulations: policing markets and suppliers 10. Protections: the wartime coal trade Part IV. Accommodations: 11. Evelyn's place: fumifugium and the royal retreat from urban smoke 12. Representations: coal smoke as urban life 13. Movements: avoiding the smoky city Epilogue Bibliography Index.
Prologue: the smoke of London Part I. Transformations: 1. The early modernity of London 2. Fires: London's turn to coal, 1575-1775 3. Airs: smoke and pollution, 1600-1775 Part II. Contestations: 4. Royal spaces: palaces and brewhouses, 1575-1640 5. Nuisance and neighbours 6. Smoke in the scientific revolution Part III. Fueling Leviathan: 7. The moral economy of fuel: coal, poverty, and necessity 8. Fueling improvement: development, navigation, and revenue 9. Regulations: policing markets and suppliers 10. Protections: the wartime coal trade Part IV. Accommodations: 11. Evelyn's place: fumifugium and the royal retreat from urban smoke 12. Representations: coal smoke as urban life 13. Movements: avoiding the smoky city Epilogue Bibliography Index.
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