Housing in Urban Britain 1780–1914
Seiten
1995
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-0-521-55786-3 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-0-521-55786-3 (ISBN)
The history of housing encapsulates many problems associated with the transition from a rural to an overwhelmingly urban nation. This book is the ideal introduction to a central issue in nineteenth-century history, reviewing the recent arguments and offering a guide to further reading.
Why did slums and suburbs develop simultaneously? Did the capitalist system produce these, and were class antagonisms to blame? Why did the Victorians believe there was a housing problem, and who or what created it? What housing solutions were attempted, and how successfully? These are amongst the central questions addressed by social and urban historians in recent years, and their arguments and analyses are reviewed here. The history of housing between 1780 and 1914 encapsulates many problems associated with the transition from a largely rural to an overwhelmingly urban nation. The unprecedented pace of this transition imposed immense tensions within society, with implications for the urban environment and for local and national government. Housing is central to an understanding of the social, economic, political and cultural forces in nineteenth-century history; this book is an ideal introduction to the topic.
Why did slums and suburbs develop simultaneously? Did the capitalist system produce these, and were class antagonisms to blame? Why did the Victorians believe there was a housing problem, and who or what created it? What housing solutions were attempted, and how successfully? These are amongst the central questions addressed by social and urban historians in recent years, and their arguments and analyses are reviewed here. The history of housing between 1780 and 1914 encapsulates many problems associated with the transition from a largely rural to an overwhelmingly urban nation. The unprecedented pace of this transition imposed immense tensions within society, with implications for the urban environment and for local and national government. Housing is central to an understanding of the social, economic, political and cultural forces in nineteenth-century history; this book is an ideal introduction to the topic.
1. Introduction: an urban framework; 2. Urban expansion and the pattern of demand; 3. Supply influences; 4. House types: terraces and tenements; 5. The suburbs: villas and values; 6. The containment of 'The Housing Problem' 1850–1880; 7. A late-Victorian and Edwardian housing crisis; 8. Comfort and housing amenity; 9. Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Updated bibliographical note; Index.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 14.9.1995 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | New Studies in Economic and Social History |
| Zusatzinfo | 3 Tables, unspecified |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 140 x 216 mm |
| Gewicht | 160 g |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Sozialgeschichte | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sozialpädagogik | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-521-55786-0 / 0521557860 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-521-55786-3 / 9780521557863 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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