State form, social order and the social sciences: urban space and politico-economic systems 1760–1850
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Article Title | State form, social order and the social sciences: urban space and politico-economic systems 1760–1850 |
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ERA Journal ID | 10879 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | |
Author | Firth, Ann |
Journal Title | Journal of Historical Sociology |
Journal Citation | 16 (1), pp. 54-79 |
Number of Pages | 26 |
Year | 2003 |
ISSN | 0952-1909 |
1467-6443 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1046/j.0952-1909.2003.00221.x |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.wiley.com/bw/journal.asp?ref=0952-1909 |
Abstract | In The Pristine Culture of Capitalism, Ellen Wood argues that the English urban landscape is characterised by lack of elegance, absence of charm and neglect of public services. She traces the origins of this impoverishment to the eradication of pre-industrial capitalist urban culture in the eighteenth century. The paper investigates the claim that English urban culture underwent a significant transformation in the later eighteenth and early nineteenth century. A concern with the public magnificence of London as a means of representing the wealth and power of England |
Keywords | mercantilism; capitalism; taxation; commerce; working class; industrial revolution |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 440603. Economic geography |
430304. British history | |
440703. Economic development policy | |
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Byline Affiliations | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9z916/state-form-social-order-and-the-social-sciences-urban-space-and-politico-economic-systems-1760-1850
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