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Britannia Monographs: Silchester: City in Transition : The Mid-Roman Occupation of Insula IX C. A.D. 125-250/300. a Report on Excavations Undertaken Since 1997 (Series #25) (Paperback)

Characterising urban life City in Transition is the second volume reporting on the archaeology of the continuing excavation of Silchester Insula IX taking the story down to the early 2nd century. Characterising urban life City in Transition is the... more

URBAN LIFE & URBAN LANDSCAPE: VISIONS OF PLACE : CITY NEIGHBORHOODS SUBURBS AND CINCINNATI S CLIFTON 1850–2000 (Paperback)

Almost every American city has or had neighborhoods like Clifton which developed in the mid-nineteenth century as a silk-stocking suburb with a more diverse population than most observers noticed. Incorporated by Cincinnati in the late nineteenth... more

Pre-Owned Planning and Urban Growth in Nordic Countries 9780419168409 Used

Planning and Urban Growth in Nordic Countriesexamines urban development and planning in Denmark Findland Norway and Sweden. Emphasis is on the period from the mid-nineteeth century to the present day. CONDITION – USED: Books sold are in GOOD or... more

Studies in Urban-Rural Dynamics The Rural Primitive in American Popular Culture (Paperback)

Karen E. Hayden explores how the rural other became linked to evolutionary theories that emerged in the mid-nineteenth century. Using popular culture depictions of the rural primitive Hayden shows that the message of rurality is clear: if society... more

Euro Publication: Public Health Significance of Urban Pests (Paperback)

Many urban planners and managers erroneously assume that pest-borne diseases are relics of the past. Since the mid-20th century however major changes in ecology climate and human behavior have favored the proliferation of urban pests. Alarmingly the... more

Representing Modern Istanbul: Urban History and International Institutions in Twentieth Century Beyoglu (Paperback)

Following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire Istanbul would lose its position as capital yet remain a crucial urban centre in the new Turkish republic. Since the 1950s it has undergone a metamorphosis from a mid-sized city to a megapolis. Beyoglu... more

The Immigrant Church (Paperback)

A view of urban Catholicism The Immigrant Church focuses on the people in the pews and furnishes a comparison of Irish and German Catholic life in mid-nineteenth-century New York City. Nearly one-half of the city s population in 1865 consisted of Irish... more

The Razz (Paperback)

In the mid 21st century teleportation becomes an everyday reality the exclusive province of American citizens. But such luxury comes with a hidden price known only to a select few within the U.S. government. Such knowledge can make the difference... more

The Razz (Hardcover)

In the mid 21st century teleportation becomes an everyday reality the exclusive province of American citizens. But such luxury comes with a hidden price known only to a select few within the U.S. government. Such knowledge can make the difference... more

American Glamour and the Evolution of Modern Architecture (Hardcover)

The rise of luxury and sophistication in mid-century modern architecture and design The sleek lines and gleaming facades of the architecture of the late 1940s and 1950s reflect a culture fascinated by the promise of the Jet Age. Buildings like Eero... more

Ashgate Popular and Folk Music: Fado and the Place of Longing: Loss Memory and the City (Hardcover)

Fado often described as urban folk music emerged from the streets of Lisbon in the mid-nineteenth century and went on to become Portugal s national music during the twentieth. It is known for its strong emphasis on loss memory and nostalgia within its... more

Ashgate Studies in Architecture Douglas Snelling: Pan-Pacific Modern Design and Architecture (Paperback)

Douglas Burrage Snelling (1916-85) was one of Britain s significant emigré architects and designers. Born in Kent and educated in New Zealand he became one of Australia s leading mid-century architects of luxury residences and commercial buildings and... more

Emil and Kathleen Sick Book Western Hist Seattle from the Margins: Exclusion Erasure and the Making of a Pacific Coast City (Paperback)

The creation of Seattle and the displacement of those who built it From the origins of the city in the mid-nineteenth century to the beginning of World War II Seattle s urban workforce consisted overwhelmingly of migrant laborers who powered the... more