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London's Teeming Streets, 1830-1914 (Paperback)
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London's Teeming Streets, 1830-1914 (Paperback)
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The streets of Victorian London became increasingly congested with
vehicles, fast and furious drivers, pedestrians, costermongers,
prostitutes, brass bands, homeless children and other obstacles to
safe and rapid motion. Concerned citizens were alarmed by this
unprecedented build-up of traffic and pollution. But how did this
chaotic state come about - and why was more not done to prevent it?
London's Teeming Streets brings an historical perspective to
present-day concerns about the effects of continued urban expansion
and shows that many current problems date back to the Victorian
era. James Winter reveals that the issue of street reform was
fraught with political intrigue. Many reformers were liberals; yet
the question of attempting to limit or prohibit activity on the
King's Highway which was, by definition, an open and democratic
preserve, brought the very purpose of liberal reform into sharp
focus.
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