Housing in Urban Britain 17801914

Housing in Urban Britain 17801914 by Richard Rodger

Why did slums and suburbs develop simultaneously? Did the capitalist system produce these, and were class antagonisms to blame? Why did the Victorians believe there was a housing problem, and who or what created it? What housing solutions were attempted, and how successfully? These are amongst the central questions addressed by social and urban historians in recent years, and their arguments and analyses are reviewed here. The history of housing between 1780 and 1914 encapsulates many problems associated with the transition from a largely rural to an overwhelmingly urban nation. The unprecedented pace of this transition imposed immense tensions within society, with implications for the urban environment and for local and national government. Housing is central to an understanding of the social, economic, political and cultural forces in nineteenth-century history; this book is an ideal introduction to the topic.

"..Rodger's study is an excellent introduction to the social, economic, and political issues related to urban housing. Students at the undergraduate and graduate level will benefit from reading this introduction and then using both the notes and the updated bibliographical essay for further study." Vladimir Steffel, Historian

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ISBN 13	9780521557863
ISBN 10	0521557860
Title	Housing in Urban Britain 17801914
Author	Richard Rodger
Series	New Studies In Economic And Social History
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Year published	1995-09-14
Number of pages	114
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