Gian Luca Amadei

Victorian Cemeteries and the Suburbs of London (eBook, PDF)

Spatial Consequences to the Reordering of London's Burials in the Early 19th Century

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Produktbeschreibung

This book explores how Victorian cemeteries were the direct result of the socio-cultural, economic, and political context of the city, and were part of a unique transformation process that emerged in London at the time.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 194
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Dezember 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000521504
• Artikelnr.: 62934143

Autorenporträt

Gian Luca Amadei is an independent academic researcher, design journalist and lecturer at the Royal College of Art in London.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents:
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1 - Health
1.1 - Metropolitan Sepulchre
1.2 - Overcrowding
1.3 - Ordering the Dead
Chapter 2 - Identity
2.1 - Landscapes of Remembrance
2.2 - The Business of Burying the Dead
2.3 - Architecture and Legacy
2.4 - Rational Minds
Chapter 3 - Suburbs / Kensal Green
3.1 - Metropolitan Picturesque
3.2 - Testing Ground
3.3 - A New Suburb
Chapter 4 - Suburbs / Highgate
4.1 - The Village at the Edge of the Metropolis
4.2 - Gravestones and Vistas
4.3 - New Hospitals and Clean Air
Chapter 5 - Suburbs / Brookwood and Woking
5.1 - Waterways and Brick Yards
5.2 - Cemetery and Town
5.3 - New Century, New Beginning
5.4 - The Woking Residential Estates
5.5 - Conclusions
Chapter 6 - Rethinking
6.1 - Open Spaces
6.2 - New Alternatives to Earth Burial
6.3 - Future Visions
6.4 - Conclusions
Bibliography
Index