Intelligent Town: An Urban History of Swansea, 1780-1855 - Couverture souple

Miskell, Louise

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0708325106 ISBN 13 : 9780708325100

Editeur : University of Wales Press, 2011

Synopsis

This is the first full-length study of Swansea's urban development from the late eighteenth to the late nineteenth century. It tells the little known story of how Swansea gained an unrivalled position of influence as an urban centre, which led it briefly to claim to be the 'metropolis of Wales', and how it then lost this status in the face of rapid urban development elsewhere in Wales. As such it provides an important new perspective on Welsh urban history in which the role of Cardiff, Merthyr Tydfil and even Bristol are better known as towns of influence in Welsh urban life. It also offers an analysis of how Swansea's experience of urbanisation fits into the wider picture of British urban history.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Dr Louise Miskell is a lecturer in History at the University of Wales Swansea.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Wales Press
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0708325106
• ISBN 13: 9780708325100
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 200
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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