| Stability and Change in an English County Town: A Social Study of York 1801 51 Revised Edition Contributor(s): Armstrong, Alan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521019877 ISBN-13: 9780521019873 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $49.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2005 Annotation: During the Industrial Revolution the attention of contemporaries was drawn inevitably towards conditions in the great manufacturing towns, a bias which most historical writing continues to perpetuate. By contrast, only scant attention has been paid to the development of older-established communities, although their stimulation during this period of transition is of compelling interest. County towns were by no means insulated from the broad currents of economic and social change at work in society, but in a large measure the forces of continuity and stability continued to shape their character. This detailed study of one of Britain's most notable historic towns concentrates on population growth by migration and natural increase, explores the course of marriage, birth and death rates, and concludes with an examination of household and family structure, based on the mid-nineteenth century census enumerators' returns. |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | Western Europe - General - History | Europe - Great Britain - General |
| Dewey: 314.284 |
| LCCN: 2006271689 |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.79 lbs) 280 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Western Europe - Cultural Region - British Isles |