London, a Social History

London, a Social History PDF Author: Roy Porter
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674538399
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 452

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Book Description
An extraordinary city, London grew from a backwater in the Classical Age into an important medieval city and significant Renaissance urban center to a modern colossus--full of a free people ever evolving. Roy Porter touches the pulse of his hometown and makes it our own, capturing London's fortunes, people, and imperial glory with vigor and wit. 58 photos.