Glasgow / Irene Maver.

Main entry:

Maver, Irene.

Title & Author:

Glasgow / Irene Maver.

Publication:

Description:

xiii, 306 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.

Series:

Town and city histories

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-295) and index.
The Pre-Industrial City. 1. Glasgow prior to 1690. 2. The Rise of the Merchant City, 1690-1800 -- Industrial Transformation, 1800-1860. 3. The Consolidation of the Urban Economy. 4. Pressures for Political Reform. 5. Remaking Society -- Second City of the Empire, 1860-1918. 6. The Mature Industrial Economy. 7. Changing Political Directions. 8. Living in the 'Second City' -- Glasgow Since 1918. 9. Industrial Decline and Economic Reorientation. 10. Municipal and Parliamentary Politics. 11. Social Change and Modernisation.

Summary:

"Glasgow is enshrined in the popular consciousness as a city of multiple and often contradictory identities. The 'Second City of the Empire', the 'Venice of the North', 'Red Clydeside' and the 'Merchant City' are a few of the phrases that have been used to project the Glasgow image, positively and negatively. This illustrated history explores the reality behind these stereotypes, showing Glasgow's longevity as a Scottish ecclesiastical and commercial centre, yet focusing on the social, economic and political changes over the nineteenth and twentieth centuries." "Glasgow uses much original material to illustrate the diversity of cultural influences that have contributed to the city's distinctive urban character. Particular emphasis is give to the people who shaped the ideas and attitudes of the times."--BOOK JACKET.

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Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

ISBN:

185331224X (paperback)
9781853312243 (paperback)

Subject:

Glasgow (Scotland) History.
Glasgow (Strathclyde Region)
Strathclyde Region Glasgow.
Scotland Glasgow.
Glasgow
Glasgow (GB) Histoire.

Form/genre:

History.

Added entries:

Town and city histories.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 216788
Call No.: DA890.G5 M3 2000
Status: Available

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