The English Urban Renaissance Culture and Society in the Provincial Town 1660-1770 |
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| Author:
| Borsay, Peter |
| Series title: | Oxford Studies in Social History Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-820255-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 1991 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Imprint: | Clarendon Press |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $81.00 |
Book Description:
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In the century after the Restoration of 1660, English provincial towns experienced a cultural renaissance. In this lively and perceptive history, Peter Borsay examines the most striking features of that revival, both architectural and social, and penetrates the new culture's elegant facade to explore its economic origins and the mixture of social forces that propelled it.
In the century after the Restoration of 1660, English provincial towns experienced a cultural renaissance. In this lively and perceptive history, Peter Borsay examines the most striking features of that revival, both architectural and social, and penetrates the new culture's elegant facade to explore its economic origins and the mixture of social forces that propelled it.