Screen LibraryCity status in the British Isles, 1830-2002
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| Published: |
Ashgate,
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| Publisher Address: | Aldershot, Hants, England |
| Publication Dates: | c2005. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
Historical urban studies |
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| Carrier Form: | vii, 202 p.: ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: |
0754650677 (alk. paper) 9780754650676 (alk. paper) |
| Index Number: | C912 |
| CLC: | C912.81-095.61 |
| Call Number: | C912.81-095.61/B396 |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-194) and index. The city in British history -- Civic rivalry : Manchester and the quest for city status, 1836-88 -- Civic pride : towns into cities, 1888-1914 -- Civic status and civic promotion : the inter-war years -- Politicians and city status, 1945-69 -- Boosting the town, selling the city, 1970-2000 -- The Millennium competition -- The Golden Jubilee competition, 2002. |