The Evolution of Scotland’s Towns
Edinburgh University Press (Verlag)
978-1-4744-3297-9 (ISBN)
Beautifully illustrated and blending archaeological, cartographic and geographic resources, the study also examines the lives of people who lived in Scotland’s towns and cities to give the reader a vivid impression of the times and a clear understanding of how these urban developments came to be. The book also asks what urban heritage Scotland has retained today, and how we can preserve it.
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.
List of Illustrations and MapsAcknowledgementsList of AbbreviationsIntroduction
Chapter 1: Medieval TownsI Towns Before Towns: pre-twelfth-century settlementII The First BurghsIII The Built EnvironmentIV Keeping Order
Chapter 2: Daily Life in the Middle AgesI Markets and MerchantsII Home LivesIII Health of the TownspeopleIV Relaxation
Chapter 3: Medieval Faith and the ChurchI The Church RoutineII The Parish and its PeopleIII ReformationIV The Aftermath of Reformation
Chapter 4: Encroachment on Burgh Society, 1550-1750I New Burghs, Markets and Shrinking HinterlandsII New Burghs: Two Test CasesIII Urban ClearancesIV A Slow Disappearance
Chapter 5: Man-Made and Natural Disasters, 1550-1750I War and Occupation in the Seventeenth CenturyII Continuing Unrest and OccupationIII LifestylesIV Famine’s Devastating and Final Strike
Chapter 6: The Birth of Urban ScotlandI Improvement and EnlightenmentII Population GrowthIII New Townscapes and New IdentitiesIV Railways and Improving CommunicationsV Growing Industrialisation
Chapter 7: The Victorian TownI Housing Conditions and HealthII The Dawning of a Better LifestyleIII Leisure TimeIV The Changing TownscapeV Visionary Thinking?
Chapter 8: The Twentieth CenturyI The Garden City IdealII The ‘Great War’ and the Inter-War YearsIII World War II, Austerity and RecoveryIV Modernisation: new ideals or the wrecking ball?V Architecture: a mirror of the twentieth century?
Post-Script: Footprints to FragmentationAppendix: Table: Population Statistics: a select listBibliographyIndex
| Erscheinungsdatum | 30.11.2017 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 75 black and white illustrations, 25 colour illustrations |
| Verlagsort | Edinburgh |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 172 x 244 mm |
| Gewicht | 942 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte | |
| Technik ► Architektur | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4744-3297-2 / 1474432972 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4744-3297-9 / 9781474432979 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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