Civilizing The Urban

Popular Culture And Public Space In Merthyr, C.1870-1914

by Andy Croll
language: english
Publisher: UNIVERSITY OF WALES PRESS, December of 2000 ‧
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Early industrial Merthyr is synonymous with the darker side of the British urban experience. This work considers the efforts of dedicated civic "boosters" to civilize the town's public spaces and its inhabitants and shows how this vision of Merthyr depended on the taming of popular culture.

Civilizing The Urban

Popular Culture And Public Space In Merthyr, C.1870-1914

by Andy Croll

Property Description
ISBN: 9780708316375
Publisher: UNIVERSITY OF WALES PRESS
Release Date: December of 2000
Language: English
Cover: Hardcover
Pages: 330
Format: Book
Categories: Books in English > History > History of Europe
Books in English > Social Sciences and Humanities > Sociology
EAN: 9780708316375