Tells the story of Belfast and its people in the twentieth century. This volume contains nineteen essays that record the highs and lows of a century of seismic change in Belfast's history. It charts the evolution and development of Belfast - from politics and governance to education and health, planning and architecture, and more.
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FREDERICK W. BOAL is Professor Emeritus of Human Geography at Queen's University Belfast. He has also taught at three Canadian universities: Alberta, Carleton and Toronto. His research has focused on ethnic conflict in cities. He was appointed OBE in 1999 'for services to regional planning and urban development in Northern Ireland'. STEPHEN A. ROYLE read geography at St John's College, Cambridge, and took a PhD at Leicester University. He has taught at Queen's University Belfast since 1976 and is now Reader in Geography. He is author or joint author of the two fascicles of the Royal Irish Academy's Atlas of Irish Historic Towns series on Belfast, which formed a precursor to this book.
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1st edition. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-toned dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xvii, 363 p.: ill. (some col.), maps (some col.); 28 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 348-350) and index. Contents: 1. Enduring city/ Frederick W. Boal Stephen A. Royle p. 2. 2. Belfast: foundations of the twentieth century/ Stephen A. Royle p. 11. 3. Bricks, stone, concrete and steel: the built fabric of twentieth-century Belfast/ Paul Larmour p. 30. 4. Big processes and little people: the population of metropolitan Belfast 1901-2001/ Frederick W. Boal p. 56. 5. From Smokestacks to service economy: foundations for a competitive city?/ Mark Hart p. 84. 6. Belfast: return from Motown?/ Austin Smyth p. 99. 7. Governing the city/ Jonathan Bardon p. 124. 8. Planning the city; planning the region/ Bill Morrison p. 141. 9. Back to the river: the Lagan and Belfast in the twentieth century/ Frederick W. Boal p. 155. 10. Landscape of spires/ John D. Brewer Margaret C. Keane David N. Livingstone p. 180. 11. Past and future: imagining and visioning the city/ William J. V. Neill p. 195. 12. Memorialising and marking the great war: Belfast remembers/ Nuala C. Johnson p. 207. 13. Belfast: the killing fields/ Russell C. Murray Frederick W. Boal p. 221. 14. Health in Belfast: the vital statistics of poverty/ Alun Evans p. 238. 15. Educating the city/ E. J. Creighton p. 257. 16. Popular culture/ Jonathan Bardon p. 275. 17. 'The place had character'/ Patricia Craig p. 294. 18. Village voices/ Patricia Craig p. 309. 19. Belfast: the way ahead/ Marie-Therese McGivern p. 328. Subjects: Belfast (Northern Ireland) History 20th century. Belfast (Northern Ireland) Social conditions 20th century. Genre: Bibliography. Illustrated. 1 Kg. N° de réf. du vendeur 323269
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1st edition. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-toned dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xvii, 363 p.: ill. (some col.), maps (some col.); 28 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 348-350) and index. Contents: 1. Enduring city/ Frederick W. Boal Stephen A. Royle p. 2. 2. Belfast: foundations of the twentieth century/ Stephen A. Royle p. 11. 3. Bricks, stone, concrete and steel: the built fabric of twentieth-century Belfast/ Paul Larmour p. 30. 4. Big processes and little people: the population of metropolitan Belfast 1901-2001/ Frederick W. Boal p. 56. 5. From Smokestacks to service economy: foundations for a competitive city?/ Mark Hart p. 84. 6. Belfast: return from Motown?/ Austin Smyth p. 99. 7. Governing the city/ Jonathan Bardon p. 124. 8. Planning the city; planning the region/ Bill Morrison p. 141. 9. Back to the river: the Lagan and Belfast in the twentieth century/ Frederick W. Boal p. 155. 10. Landscape of spires/ John D. Brewer Margaret C. Keane David N. Livingstone p. 180. 11. Past and future: imagining and visioning the city/ William J. V. Neill p. 195. 12. Memorialising and marking the great war: Belfast remembers/ Nuala C. Johnson p. 207. 13. Belfast: the killing fields/ Russell C. Murray Frederick W. Boal p. 221. 14. Health in Belfast: the vital statistics of poverty/ Alun Evans p. 238. 15. Educating the city/ E. J. Creighton p. 257. 16. Popular culture/ Jonathan Bardon p. 275. 17. 'The place had character'/ Patricia Craig p. 294. 18. Village voices/ Patricia Craig p. 309. 19. Belfast: the way ahead/ Marie-Therese McGivern p. 328. Subjects: Belfast (Northern Ireland) History 20th century. Belfast (Northern Ireland) Social conditions 20th century. Genre: Bibliography. Illustrated. 1 Kg. N° de réf. du vendeur 323269
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