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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 lives

Organisers' description : www.londonlives.org) will provide access, using an integrated search facility, to primary sources containing 240,000 pages of manuscripts sources, and 3.2 million names, reflecting the history of eighteenth-century London.…

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

London under: The secret history beneath the streets

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Abstract from the publisher: London Under is a wonderful, atmospheric, imaginative, oozing short study of everything that goes on under London, from original springs and streams and Roman amphitheaters to Victorian sewers, gang hideouts, and modern…

Mots-clés: Ackroyd Peter, archéologie, histoire urbaine, infrastructures, London, Londres

London, 1100-1600: The archaeology of a capital city

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Abstract from the publisher: Since the early 1970s the increasingly effective conduct of archaeological work in the City of London and surrounding parts of the conurbation have revolutionised our view of the development and European importance of…

Mots-clés: archéologie, développement urbain, histoire urbaine, London, Londres, Middle Ages, Moyen Âge, Schofield John, urbanité

Multicultural London : Past, present and future. A history and policy discussion

Conference description by the organisers : The conference will deal with cities throughout the world, with papers examining the networks of cities and their role in cultural formation, the relations between cities, territories and larger political…

Mots-clés: East End, Gavron Kate, histoire urbaine, immigration, London, Londres, mixité sociale, multicultural, multiculturel, White Jerry

Orbiting London - A conversation with Iain Sinclair

Abstract from the distributor : Iain Sinclair, writer, poet and film-maker, will discuss – in conversation with Iain Boal, (social historian and Fellow of the Institute for the Humanities) his four decades of chronicling the life of the…

Mots-clés: Boal Iain, culture urbaine, littérature, London, Londres, Sinclair Iain, urbanité

Reading London

Abstract from the distributor : How do we attempt to understand the sprawling "modern Babylon" that is London, with its layers of social, political and cultural history? Can art, architecture and literature help us to 'read' this complex…

Mots-clés: Alsop Will, art dans la ville, Ashton Rosemary, histoire urbaine, Hollis Leo, littérature, London, Londres, Obrist Hans Ulrich, représentations, société urbaine, sociologie urbaine

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

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

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

The evolution of great world cities : Urban wealth and economic growth

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Abstract from the publisher : Some cities seem destined to become major financial capitals, yet never do—Seville, for instance, was the centre of Spain's opulent New World Empire, but failed to become a financial metropolis. Others, like…

Mots-clés: Amsterdam, croissance urbaine, économie, géographie, geography, histoire urbaine, infrastructures, Kennedy Christopher, London, Londres, New York, technologie, technology, Venice, Venise, ville mondiale, world city

The gentrification of London

Abstract from the distributor: Islington, Docklands, Clapham and East London have all experienced huge changes in recent years through social and aesthetic 'makeovers' as areas have been regenerated and wealthier residents have moved in.…

Mots-clés: démographie, Elms Robert, gentrification, habitants, Hamnett Chris, Hunter Tom, London, Londres, Partridge David, renouvellement urbain, ségrégation urbaine, société urbaine

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 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

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

The postcolonial city and its subjects : London, Nairobi, Bombay

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Abstract from the publisher : This book considers twentieth and twenty-first century literary and cultural formations of the postcolonial city and the constitution of new subjects within it. Varma offers a reading of both historical and…

Mots-clés: Bombay, culture urbaine, littérature, London, Londres, Mumbai, Nairobi, post-colonial city, twentieth century, twenty-first century, Varma Rashmi, ville postcoloniale, vingt-et-unième siècle, vingtième siècle

The stones of London : A history in twelve buildings

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Abstract from the publisher : In a sweeping narrative, from its mythic origins to the glittering towers of the contemporary financial capital, THE STONES OF LONDON tells the story of twelve London buildings in a kaleidoscopic and unexpected history…

Mots-clés: architecture, bâtiment, building, histoire urbaine, Hollis Leo, London, Londres

Urban age : London

Part of the Urban Age six-year conference series, this conference takes as its theme 'London : Europe's global city?'. As well as a wealth of related data and analysis, mp3 recordings of the entire conference are available on the Urban Age website.…

Mots-clés: aménagement urbain, croissance urbaine, intégration, London, Londres, planification, renouvellement urbain, rénovation urbaine, Royaume-Uni, sport, United Kingdom

Urban age : New York

Part of the Urban Age six-year conference series, this conference takes as its theme 'New York : Almost alright?'. As well as a wealth of related data and analysis, mp3 recordings of the entire conference are available on the Urban Age website. Many…

Mots-clés: aménagement urbain, banlieue, emploi, espace public, espace urbain, gouvernance, logement, London, Londres, mobilité, New York, planification, sécurité, transport, voisinage

Worse than Cimmeran Darkness: Fog and the representation of Victorian London

In this 2011 seminar at the Institute of Historical Research, University of London School of Advanced Study, Joseph de Sapio discusses fog in the representation of Victorian London, particularly from the perspective of tourists to the city. He argues…

Mots-clés: brouillard, citadin, de Sapio Joseph, dix-neuvième siècle, environnement urbain, fog, histoire urbaine, London, Londres, nineteenth century, représentations, tourisme, urbanité, Victorian London

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