Civilizing the Urban: Popular Culture and Public Space in Merthyr, C.1870-1914 - Studies in Welsh History - Andy Croll - Books - University of Wales Press - 9780708316375 - December 13, 2000
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Civilizing the Urban: Popular Culture and Public Space in Merthyr, C.1870-1914 - Studies in Welsh History UK Ed. edition


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Early industrial Merthyr is synonymous with the darker side of the British urban experience. This work considers the efforts of dedicated civic "boosters" to civilize the town's public spaces and its inhabitants and shows how this vision of Merthyr depended on the taming of popular culture.


330 pages

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released December 13, 2000
ISBN13 9780708316375
Publishers University of Wales Press
Pages 330
Dimensions 146 × 228 × 25 mm   ·   454 g

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