London
eBook - ePub

London

City of Cities

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  2. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

London

City of Cities

About this book

City of cities, the modern world's first great metropolis, London has shaped everything from clothing to youth culture. It has a unique place in the world's memory, even as its role has changed from the capital of the planet to its playground, and as its lived history has mutated into the heritage industry. In this book, Londoner Phil Baker explores the city's history and the London of today, balancing well-known major events with more curious and eccentric details. He reveals a city of almost unmatched historical density and richness. For Baker, London turns out to be Gothic in all senses of the word and enjoyably haunted by its own often bloody past. And despite extensive redevelopment, as he shows in this engaging and insightful book, some of the magic remains.

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Information

Year
2021
Print ISBN
9781789142181
eBook ISBN
9781789142570
Topic
History
Subtopic
Art General
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Prologue
  7. History
  8. 1 In the Land of the Dagenham Idol
  9. 2 Brutal but Golden
  10. 3 ‘All that Life Can Afford’
  11. 4 City of Dreadful Delight: The Nineteenth Century
  12. 5 ‘Beacons of the Future’: Late Victorian Era to 1918
  13. 6 Fit for Heroes: 1918–45
  14. 7 Losing the Peace: 1945–77
  15. 8 Jack the Hipster
  16. The City Today
  17. Towers of Babel
  18. Green Spaces
  19. Highgate Gothic
  20. Whitechapel Traces
  21. Cabinets of Curiosity
  22. Pubs and Bars
  23. Listings
  24. Chronology
  25. References
  26. Reading and Viewing
  27. Acknowledgements
  28. Photo Acknowledgements
  29. Index