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Imagining low life before the East End's invention, c. 1780s to 1840s

This paper was part of the Anglo-American Conference of historians 2009, on the theme 'cities'. Conference description by the organisers : The conference will deal with cities throughout the world, with papers examining the networks of cities and…

Mots-clés: dix-huitième siècle, dix-neuvième siècle, East End, eighteenth century, Gatrell Vic, histoire urbaine, imaginaire, London, Londres, nineteenth century, pauvreté, quartier défavorisé

Gender and sociability in early modern London

Seminar description from the IHR Digital blog : Tim Reinke-Williams from the University of Northampton presented to the Metropolitan History Seminar group, a paper entitled ‘Gender and sociability in early modern London’. This paper…

Mots-clés: communauté, community, dix-septième siècle, femmes, gender, genre, histoire urbaine, interaction sociale, lien social, London, Londres, Reinke-Williams Tim, seizième s!ècle, seventeenth century, sixteenth century, société urbaine, voisinage, women

Métropoles de papiers. Naissance de l'archéologie urbaine à Paris et à Londres (XVIIe-XXe siècles)

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Présentation par l'éditeur : La métropole n'est plus dans la ville s’indigne-t-on sous le règne de Louis XIV ! Le temps des capitales culturelles s’ouvre en effet sur une crise de la représentation…

Mots-clés: archéologie, histoire urbaine, Londres, métropole, Paris

Food and public space in a global city

Abstract from the distributor : The colloquium will be focused on one particular city – London – and will bring together the themes of food growing, ‘public’ space and the city to explore thought-provoking questions around…

Mots-clés: agriculture urbaine, alimentation, aménagement de l'espace, Caraher Martin, espace urbain, food, global city, jardin, London, Londres, nourriture, Parks Rosie, Reynolds Ben, Smyth Paul, Steel Carolyn, ville durable, ville globale

Imagining the East End in literature and social survey, 1880-1990

This paper was part of the Anglo-American Conference of historians 2009, on the theme 'cities'. Conference description by the organisers : The conference will deal with cities throughout the world, with papers examining the networks of cities and…

Mots-clés: Dennis Richard, dix-neuvième siècle, East End, fin de siècle, Gissing George, histoire urbaine, imaginaire, littérature, London, Londres, nineteenth century, quartier défavorisé

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

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

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

A city at risk from the City?

Organisers' description: The recent financial crisis has demonstrated how vulnerable the world is to the actions of its financial institutions. It has provoked questions about the power of, and lack of control exerted over those who influence our…

Mots-clés: City of London, économie, Faith Nicholas, finance, London, Londres

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

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

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

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

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

Do Londoners have a right to the city?

Organisers' description : London grassroot groups are certainly making it clear what they need, from housing and transport to jobs and the environment. Is there a basic demand that underlies these needs? Is the idea of rights to the city a focus…

Mots-clés: Catterall Bob, droit à la ville, économie, Edwards Michael, équité sociale, Gibbons Andrea, injustice, Kuklowsky Celine, London, Londres, mouvement social, planification

Gouvernance des espaces publics : repères internationaux

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Présentation par l'éditeur : Cette étude a été menée par un collectif de chercheurs, sour la direction scientifique de Marcus Zepf. Son objectif ? Modéliser la diversité des projets, des…

Mots-clés: Berlin, Beyrouth, espace public, gouvernance, Hambourg, Londres, Montréal, New-York, Paris, projet urbain, rénovation urbaine, Zepf Marcus

Histoires de villes

Mots-clés: Berlin, Bruxelles, Buenos Aires, Dublin, littérature, Londres, New York, représentations, Shanghai, Tokyo

Atlas de Londres

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Présentation par l'éditeur : « The world in one city », dit-on encore aujourd’hui : Londres se situe parmi les villes les plus cosmopolites du monde. Ville mondiale et connectée parce qu’elle est aussi…

Mots-clés: Appert Manuel, Bailoni Mark, cosmopolitisme, développement urbain, Jeux Olympiques, Londres, mutation urbaine, Papin Delphine

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

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

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