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London and beyond: Essays in honour of Derek Keene (Hardcover, New)
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London and beyond: Essays in honour of Derek Keene (Hardcover, New)
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This volume presents new research on key themes in the history of
London and other European towns and cities, from the middle ages
onwards. The essays brought together here celebrate the
contribution to scholarship of Derek Keene, founding director of
the Centre for Metropolitan History, and until 2008 Leverhulme
Professor of Comparative Metropolitan History at the Institute of
Historical Research, London. They offer new perspectives on a range
of questions, with several resulting from major projects led or
inspired by Professor Keene. The themes of the volume are central
to the work of many urban historians today: the complex
relationships between urban centres and their hinterlands; the
importance of luxury goods and the transfer of new skills and
technologies; the communal aspects of metropolitan life displayed
in suburbs, religious groups and trans-national 'portable
communities'; urban governance, considered through the lens of
political relationships between institutions, cities and royal
governments, and through studies of major initiatives in urban
planning and infrastructure; and the effects of environmental
changes that continue to shape cities today. The essays offer
comparative perspectives on London's rich history, as well as
studies of other cities, including Dublin, Bruges, Ghent, and
Paris. These essays form a rich resource for scholars of British
and European urban history, as well as for historians of London and
the general reader.
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