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Housing in Urban Britain 1780 1914
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Why did slums and suburbs develop simultaneously? Were class antagonisms to blame? Why did the Victorians believe there was a housing problem? The history of housing between 1780 and 1914 encapsulates many problems associated with the transition from a largely rural to an overwhelmingly urban nation, whose unprecedented pace imposed immense tensions within society. This book reviews the recent arguments and guides the student of social history to further reading, making it an ideal introduction to a central issue in nineteenth-century history.
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- ISBN-13: 9780521552677
- ISBN-10: 0521552672
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- Publish Date: September 1995
- Dimensions: 8.77 x 5.57 x 0.46 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.5 pounds
- Page Count: 116
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