Author: Metropolitan Board of Works (London, England)
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Languages : en
Pages : 994
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Minutes of Proceedings of the Metropolitan Board of Works
Author: Metropolitan Board of Works (London, England)
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 994
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Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 994
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Minutes of Proceedings
Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 878
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Languages : en
Pages : 878
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Theatre and Governance in Britain, 1500–1900
Author: Tony Fisher
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1316864340
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 293
Book Description
This book begins with a simple observation - that just as the theatre resurfaced during the late Renaissance, so too government as we understand it today also began to appear. Their mutually entwining history was to have a profound influence on the development of the modern British stage. This volume proposes a new reading of theatre's relation to the public sphere. Employing a series of historical case studies drawn from the London theatre, Tony Fisher shows why the stage was of such great concern to government by offering close readings of well-known religious, moral, political, economic and legal disputes over the role, purpose and function of the stage in the 'well-ordered society'. In framing these disputes in relation to what Michel Foucault called the emerging 'art of government', this book draws out - for the first time - a full genealogy of the governmental 'discourse on the theatre'.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1316864340
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 293
Book Description
This book begins with a simple observation - that just as the theatre resurfaced during the late Renaissance, so too government as we understand it today also began to appear. Their mutually entwining history was to have a profound influence on the development of the modern British stage. This volume proposes a new reading of theatre's relation to the public sphere. Employing a series of historical case studies drawn from the London theatre, Tony Fisher shows why the stage was of such great concern to government by offering close readings of well-known religious, moral, political, economic and legal disputes over the role, purpose and function of the stage in the 'well-ordered society'. In framing these disputes in relation to what Michel Foucault called the emerging 'art of government', this book draws out - for the first time - a full genealogy of the governmental 'discourse on the theatre'.
The Great Stink of London
Author: Stephen Halliday
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0752493787
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
‘An extraordinary history’ PETER ACKROYD, The Times ‘A lively account of (Bazalgette’s) magnificent achievements. . . graphically illustrated’ HERMIONE HOBHOUSE ‘Halliday is good on sanitary engineering and even better on cloaca, crud and putrefaction . . . (he) writes with the relish of one who savours his subject and has deeply researched it. . . splendidly illustrated’ RUTH RENDELL In the sweltering summer of 1858, sewage generated by over two million Londoners was pouring into the Thames, producing a stink so offensive that it drove Members of Parliament from the chamber of the House of Commons. The Times called the crisis ‘The Great Stink’. Parliament had to act – drastic measures were required to clean the Thames and to improve London’s primitive system of sanitation. The great engineer entrusted with this enormous task was Sir Joseph Bazalgette, who rose to the challenge and built the system of intercepting sewers, pumping stations and treatment works that serves London to this day. In the process, he cleansed the Thames and helped banish cholera. The Great Stink of London offers a vivid insight into Bazalgette’s achievements and the era in which he worked and lived, including his heroic battles with politicians and bureaucrats that would transform the face and health of the world’s then largest city.
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0752493787
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
‘An extraordinary history’ PETER ACKROYD, The Times ‘A lively account of (Bazalgette’s) magnificent achievements. . . graphically illustrated’ HERMIONE HOBHOUSE ‘Halliday is good on sanitary engineering and even better on cloaca, crud and putrefaction . . . (he) writes with the relish of one who savours his subject and has deeply researched it. . . splendidly illustrated’ RUTH RENDELL In the sweltering summer of 1858, sewage generated by over two million Londoners was pouring into the Thames, producing a stink so offensive that it drove Members of Parliament from the chamber of the House of Commons. The Times called the crisis ‘The Great Stink’. Parliament had to act – drastic measures were required to clean the Thames and to improve London’s primitive system of sanitation. The great engineer entrusted with this enormous task was Sir Joseph Bazalgette, who rose to the challenge and built the system of intercepting sewers, pumping stations and treatment works that serves London to this day. In the process, he cleansed the Thames and helped banish cholera. The Great Stink of London offers a vivid insight into Bazalgette’s achievements and the era in which he worked and lived, including his heroic battles with politicians and bureaucrats that would transform the face and health of the world’s then largest city.
The Practical Statutes of the Session ...
Author: Great Britain
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 702
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Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 702
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Public Bills
Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 684
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 684
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A collection of the public general statutes passed in the ... year of the reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria
Author: Great Britain
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Languages : en
Pages : 722
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Languages : en
Pages : 722
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The Metropolis Local Management Acts
Author: Great Britain
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Category : Local government
Languages : en
Pages : 888
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Category : Local government
Languages : en
Pages : 888
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Chitty's Annual Statutes
Author: Great Britain
Publisher:
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1200
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1200
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The Law Reports
Author: Great Britain
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 498
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 498
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