City Of Cities by Stephen Inwood
There is no period in London's history in which the city was more dynamic, fascinating, innovative and important than the thirty years before the First World War. The transition was profound and touched all aspects of the city and those who lived in it. This is the age of the London Underground (five 'tube' lines were constructed) and the motor car (more Londoners were killed in traffic accidents in 1910 than in 2000). It is the era of massive urban development, the arrival of electric lighting, large scale social housing and imperial civic buildings. London saw the rise of massive immigration, fleet street and the arrival of mass consumption. It's often believed that the First World War had a revolutionary impact on the tranquil Edwardian era before it. Stephen Inwood shows that to the contrary, the war itself was a product of a period of massive revolutionary change.
Dr Stephen Inwood was born in London in 1947, and was educated at Dulwich College and at Balliol and St Antony's College, Oxford. For twenty-six years he was a college and university history lecturer, but he became a professional writer in 1999, after the publication of A History of London. He is the author of Historic London: An Explorer's Companion. He also holds posts at Kingston University and at New York University in London. He lives in Richmond, west London, with his wife and three sons.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780333782873 |
| ISBN 10 | 0333782879 |
| Title | City Of Cities |
| Author | Stephen Inwood |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Pan Macmillan |
| Year published | 2005-10-07 |
| Number of pages | 450 |
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