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A brief history of London / Jeremy Black.

By: Black, Jeremy, 1955- [author.]Series: Brief historiesDescription: xii, 260 pages ; 20 cmISBN: 9781472146717; 1472146719Other title: LondonSubject(s): London (England) -- History | England -- LondonGenre/Form: History.DDC classification: 942.1 LOC classification: DA677 | .B528 2022
Contents:
Early London -- Medieval London -- Tudor London -- The seventeenth century -- The eighteenth century -- The nineteenth century: city of power -- From Edwardian triumph to giant bombsite -- Post-war revival to...? -- Conclusions.
Summary: "As the United Kingdom left the European Union, during a period of international and domestic turmoil, London found itself at a turning point. This critical moment presents an opportunity to look back, with a distinctive perspective, a focus on London in its national and, perhaps even more importantly, its international contexts, rather than on the city itself in isolation. It is the interactions of London that Black considers, and he does so in order to address the question as to why London became the foremost international city, how it sustained that position, and what its future holds. The book is as much about economics and culture as it is about politics and society. It deals with migration, communications, empire and cultural energy, rather than the mechanisms of parish vestries. London's earlier period is covered, but the principal focus is on the last half millennium, the period during which London became a major trader with the trans-oceanic world, and the ruler of trans-oceanic colonies, while the English language became an increasingly important cultural medium, one centred on London. The book includes plentiful literary references, quotations from visitors, and boxes covering discrete topics, such as Jack the Ripper"--Publisher's description.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-250) and index.

Early London -- Medieval London -- Tudor London -- The seventeenth century -- The eighteenth century -- The nineteenth century: city of power -- From Edwardian triumph to giant bombsite -- Post-war revival to...? -- Conclusions.

"As the United Kingdom left the European Union, during a period of international and domestic turmoil, London found itself at a turning point. This critical moment presents an opportunity to look back, with a distinctive perspective, a focus on London in its national and, perhaps even more importantly, its international contexts, rather than on the city itself in isolation. It is the interactions of London that Black considers, and he does so in order to address the question as to why London became the foremost international city, how it sustained that position, and what its future holds. The book is as much about economics and culture as it is about politics and society. It deals with migration, communications, empire and cultural energy, rather than the mechanisms of parish vestries. London's earlier period is covered, but the principal focus is on the last half millennium, the period during which London became a major trader with the trans-oceanic world, and the ruler of trans-oceanic colonies, while the English language became an increasingly important cultural medium, one centred on London. The book includes plentiful literary references, quotations from visitors, and boxes covering discrete topics, such as Jack the Ripper"--Publisher's description.