London rising : the men who made modern London / Leo Hollis.
London rising : the men who made modern London / Leo Hollis.
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Publisher
New York : Walker & Co., 2008.
Date
2008.
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N942.12066/2
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Language
English
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Physical content
x, 390 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm.
Contents
The greatest hazard that ever the youth of England saw -- A quiet revolution -- Restoration and renewal -- The two cities -- London was, but is no more -- Measuring the city -- The surveyor general -- The city of speculation -- Ancient and modern -- Raised in extremes -- Looks like a revolution -- M...
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Publisher
New York : Walker & Co., 2008.
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2008.
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Summary
"Among the catalysts for this rebirth were five extraordinary men, each deeply influenced by the Civil War, whose intersecting lives form the heart of London Rising: famed philosopher John Locke, whose ideas about the individual would outline a new theory of civil society based on natural rights; diarist John Evelyn, who insightfully chronicled the...
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London rising : the men who made modern London / Leo Hollis.
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Includes bibliographical references.
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N942.12066/2
Record Identifier
74VMQAdAqXlM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VMQAdAqXlM
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ISBN
0802716326 (alk. paper)
9780802716323 (alk. paper)
DDC
942.12066
MMS ID
991000545929702626
