Victorian Cities
Victorian Cities by Asa Briggs, published by Penguin Books in 1968, offers a detailed examination of urban development in England and Wales during the Victorian era. This edition spans 412 pages and is presented in English. The book explores the transformation of cities, highlighting the growth from five provincial cities with over 100,000 inhabitants in 1837 to twenty-three by 1891, alongside the significant population increase in London.
Readers will find a comprehensive analysis of cities such as Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham, Middlesbrough, and London, as well as Melbourne as a representative Victorian community abroad. Briggs compares and contrasts the social, political, and topographical developments of these urban centers, providing a unique perspective on the social and economic changes of the time. Victorian Cities serves as a companion volume to Briggs’ earlier works, enriching the understanding of urban sociology and the historical context of these significant cities.
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In 1837, in England and Wales, there were only five provincial cities of more than 100,000 inhabitants. By 1891 there were twenty-three. Over the same period London’s population more than doubled. In this companion volume to Victorian People and Victorian Things, Lord Briggs focuses on the cities of Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham, Middlesbrough, Melbourne (an example of a Victorian community overseas) and London, comparing and contrasting their social, political and topographical development. Full of illuminating detail, Victorian Cities presents a unique social, political and economic bird’s-eye view of the past.
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