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The Endless City - An authoritative and visually rich survey of the contemporary city

Présentation par l'éditeur : At the turn of the twenty-first century, the world is faced with an unprecedented challenge. It must address a fundamental shift in the world's population towards the cities, and away from…

Mots-clés: Berlin, Burdett Ricky, Johannesburg, London, Mexico, New York, Shanghai, Sudjic Deyan, urbanisation

London : City of the Romans

Extract from the preface : This book is a synthesis of many people's studies of the origin and early history of London, of which I have endeavoured to make a coherent story. Our knowledge of this subject has been vastly increased in recent years by…

Mots-clés: Ancient Rome, archéologie, histoire urbaine, Londinium, London, Londres, Merrifield Ralph, Rome antique

London 800 - 1216 : The shaping of a city

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Abstract from the publisher : London 800-1216 : The shaping of a city takes its place in the eight-volume History of London series, but is designed also to be a self-contained enquiry into the place of ninth- to twelfth-century London in the…

Mots-clés: Brooke Christopher, collectivités locales, commerce, forme urbaine, gestion locale, gouvernance, histoire urbaine, London, Londres, Middle Ages, Moyen Âge, religion, société urbaine

A shout in the street : An excursion into the modern city

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Abstract from the publisher : A remarkable meditation on the topography of the modern city, A Shout in the Street offers a close and sensitive examination of four urban landscapes -- London, Paris, Leningrad, and New York. Peter Jukes pursues the…

Mots-clés: Jukes Peter, Leningrad, littérature, London, Londres, New York, Paris, paysage urbain, rue, Saint-Pétersbourg, société urbaine, St Petersburg

Researching the spatial and social life of the city : citiesLAB vol. 1

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Abstract from the publisher : Our first project comprises a collection of ‘working papers’ established with the aims of both delineating and testing what we refer to as ‘spatial methodologies’ for urban research. This…

Mots-clés: analyse spatiale, art, gentrification, London, Londres, mixité sociale, paysage urbain, photographie, renouvellement urbain, rue

Hanoverian London 1714 - 1808

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Abstract from the publisher : Hanoverian London, 1714 - 1808, the first of eight volumes to be published in The University of California Press History of London series, surveys the life of the town throughout the eighteenth century. Professor…

Mots-clés: croissance urbaine, dix-huitième siècle, eighteenth century, Hanoverian, histoire urbaine, London, Londres, mouvement social, Rudé George, société urbaine, urbanité

The London journal (Vol. 34, No. 1)

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Abstract from the publisher: The scope of The London Journal is broad, embracing all aspects of metropolitan society past and present, including comparative studies. The Journal is multi-disciplinary and is intended to interest all concerned with…

Mots-clés: histoire urbaine, London, Londres, société urbaine

City visions 1910 / 2010 : Urban planning in Berlin, London, Paris and Chicago 1910 and 2010

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Extract from the catalogue : The exhibition City Visions 1910 | 2010 is a celebration of the anniversary of the General Town Planning Exhibition. It compares two key moments in time: The years around 1910 and 2010. 1910 The planning exhibition…

Mots-clés: aménagement urbain, Berlin, Chicago, développement urbain, documents d'urbanisme, exhibition, exposition, histoire de l'urbanisme, London, Londres, Paris, projet urbain

Integrated city making: Governance, planning and transport

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Abstract from the publisher: Integrated City Making is a report by Philipp Rode, Julie Wagner, Richard Brown, Rit Chandra and Jayaraj Sundaresan of the Urban Age Programme at the London School of Economics and Political Science. In 2007, Urban Age…

Mots-clés: aménagement urbain, Bangalore, Berlin, Bombay, croissance urbaine, Delhi, gouvernance, Inde, India, Johannesburg, Kolkata, London, Londres, Mumbai, New York, politique urbaine, transport, Urban Age, urbanisation

The imagination of class: Masculinity and the Victorian urban poor

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Extract from the Introduction: The poor were always with the English. Poverty had been of broad social concern since the Elizabethan period at least: the topic of ongoing debate, periodic legislation, sporadic philanthropy. But the London poor of…

Mots-clés: Bivona Daniel, classe, dix-neuvième siècle, Hinkle Roger B., histoire urbaine, hommes, litérature, littérature, London, Londres, masculinité, masculinity, men, nineteenth century, pauvreté, représentations, Royaume-Uni, United Kingdom, Victorian

The making of the English middle class: Business, society and family life in London, 1660-1730

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Mots-clés: bourgeoisie, classe moyenne, dix-huitième siècle, dix-septième siècle, Earle Peter, économie, eighteenth century, emploi, famille, family, histoire urbaine, London, Londres, seventeenth century, société urbaine

London : A pilgrimage

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From Peter Ackroyd's introduction to the 2005 Anthem Press edition : "London: A Pilgrimage" is an enlightening work that brings to life the chaotic and gloomy past of a great city on the cusp of modern times. 180 incredible etchings by…

Mots-clés: art, Doré Gustave, histoire urbaine, Jerrold Blanchard, London, Londres, société urbaine

London labour and the London poor (Vol. 1)

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Full title : London labour and the London poor; a cyclopaedia of the condition and earnings of those that will work, those that cannot work, and those that will not work. Extract from the Preface : The present volume is the first of an intended…

Mots-clés: dix-neuvième siècle, London, Londres, Mayhew Henry, nineteenth century, pauvreté, société urbaine, travail

London labour and the London poor (Vol. 3)

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The present volume is the first of an intended series, which it is hoped will form, when complete, a cyclopaedia of the industry, the want, and the vice of the great Metropolis. Henry Mayhew (1812 - 1887) was an English social researcher, journalist…

Mots-clés: dix-neuvième siècle, London, Londres, Mayhew Henry, nineteenth century, pauvreté, rue, sans-domicile, société urbaine, travail

London labour and the London poor (Vol. 2)

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Extract from the Preface to Volume One : The present volume is the first of an intended series, which it is hoped will form, when complete, a cyclopaedia of the industry, the want, and the vice of the great Metropolis. Henry Mayhew (1812 - 1887)…

Mots-clés: dix-neuvième siècle, London, Londres, Mayhew Henry, nineteenth century, pauvreté, rue, sans-domicile, société urbaine, travail

Reforming urban labor : Routes to the city, roots in the country

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Abstract from the publisher : Reforming Urban Labor is a history of the nineteenth-century social reforms designed by middle-class progressives to domesticate the labor force. Industrial production required a concentrated labor force, but the…

Mots-clés: banlieue populaire, Brussels, Bruxelles, déplacement de population, développement urbain, dix-neuvième siècle, gestion locale, histoire de l'urbanisme, histoire urbaine, logement, London, Londres, nineteenth century, Polasky Janet L., politique du logement, politique urbaine, travail

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