London : a history / Francis Sheppard.

Author/creator Sheppard, F. H. W.
Format Book
Publication InfoOxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1998.
Descriptionxv, 442 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Subjects

Contents Urban origins -- Early Londinium -- Change and decay -- Londinium and Lundenwic c.400-c.886 -- From Lundenburg to the birth of a municipal commune c.886-1215 -- The emergence of the medieval capital c.1216-c.1530 -- The rise of the metropolis -- Religious and educational revolution -- Political revolutions -- The processes of growth -- The administration of the metropolis -- Death and life in London -- The growth and structure of London -- London and the genesis of the industrial economy -- Religion, education, and leisure -- Metropolitan politics and metropolitan class -- Structures of the modern metropolis -- The people of London -- The imperial and global metropolis -- The inter-war years 1914-1939 -- World War II 1939-1945 -- Disruptions 1945- 1997 -- Valediction.
Local noteLittle-321461--305131023922V
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [395]-430) and index.
LCCN 98007999
ISBN0198229224 (acid-free paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks DA677 .S54 1998 ✔ Available Place Hold