Hubbub: Filth, Noise, and Stench in England, 1600-1770 - Couverture souple

Cockayne, Emily

 
9780300254761: Hubbub: Filth, Noise, and Stench in England, 1600-1770
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ISBN 10 : 0300254768 ISBN 13 : 9780300254761
Editeur : Yale University Press, 2021

Synopsis

A not-for-the-squeamish journey back through the centuries to urban England, where the streets are crowded, noisy, filthy, and reeking of smoke and decay

Modern city-dwellers suffer their share of unpleasant experiences - traffic jams, noisy neighbours, pollution, food scares - but urban nuisances of the past existed on a different scale entirely, this book explains in vivid detail. Focusing on offenses to the eyes, ears, noses, taste buds, and skin of inhabitants of England's pre-Industrial Revolution cities, Hubbub transports us to a world in which residents were scarred by smallpox, refuse rotted in the streets, pigs and dogs roamed free, and food hygiene consisted of little more than spit and polish. Through the stories of a large cast of characters from varied walks of life, the book compares what daily life was like in different cities across England from 1600 to 1770.

Using a vast array of sources, from novels to records of urban administration to diaries, Emily Cockayne populates her book with anecdotes from the quirky lives of the famous and the obscure - all of whom confronted urban nuisances and physical ailments. Each chapter addresses an unpleasant aspect of city life (noise, violence, mouldy food, smelly streets, poor air quality), and the volume is enhanced with a rich array of illustrations. Awakening both our senses and our imaginations, Cockayne creates a nuanced portrait of early modern English city life, unparalleled in breadth and unforgettable in detail.

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À propos de l?auteur

Emily Cockayne is senior lecturer, University of East Anglia (UEA), Norwich, England.

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Éditeur
Yale University Press
Date d'édition
2021
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0300254768
ISBN 13 
9780300254761
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
368
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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Autres éditions populaires du même titre

9780300137569: Hubbub: Filth, Noise & Stench in England, 1600-1770

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0300137567 ISBN 13 :  9780300137569
Editeur : Yale University Press, 2008
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