This publication presents exciting and innovative research on one of the major cities of medieval Western Europe, Rouen. Rouen, one of the leading cities of medieval Western Europe, has long awaited detailed consideration in English by modern scholars. This book presents excitin…
"This work is in part a study of the creation of professional authority and autonomy by museum curators. More importantly though, it is about the stabilization of middle-class identities by the end of the nineteenth century around new hierarchies of cultural capital. Public muse…
"This work is in part a study of the creation of professional authority and autonomy by museum curators. More importantly though, it is about the stabilization of middle-class identities by the end of the nineteenth century around new hierarchies of cultural capital. Public muse…
Eighteenth-century Edinburgh was the cradle of the Scottish Enlightenment and a city of international significance. The lives and ideas of its prominent figures have received extensive treatment, but little attention has been paid to the society which produced them. In this wide…
Eighteenth-century Edinburgh was the cradle of the Scottish Enlightenment and a city of international significance. The lives and ideas of its prominent figures have received extensive treatment, but little attention has been paid to the society which produced them. In this wide…
A pioneering urban economist offers fascinating, even inspiring proof that the city is humanity's greatest invention and our best hope for the future. "A pioneering urban economist presents a myth-shattering look at the majesty and greatness of cities. America is an urban natio…
A pioneering urban economist offers fascinating, even inspiring proof that the city is humanity's greatest invention and our best hope for the future.
After the Restoration of 1660, English provincial towns experienced a cultural renaissance. This book offers a guide to some of the striking features of that revival, concentrating on the interaction between urban culture and society and looking at its origins and the forces whi…
After the Restoration of 1660, English provincial towns experienced a cultural renaissance. This book offers a guide to some of the striking features of that revival, concentrating on the interaction between urban culture and society and looking at its origins and the forces whi…
Berlin is once again the official capital of a united Germany and, perhaps, the metaphorical capital of a new Europe. In accordance with its received status, a series of massive architectural projects has been initiated, intended to restore, reveal, and reinvent both the physica…
Universities are being seen as key urban institutions by researchers and policy makers around the world. They are global players with significant local direct and indirect impacts - on employment, the built environment, business innovation and the wider society. The University a…
A set of essay contributions, including theoretical studies of urban development and research on specific sites and regions in Italy. This volume is designed for readers in archaeology, ancient history and urban studies.
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