Urbane and Rustic England: Cultural Ties and Social Spheres in the Provinces 1660-1780Manchester University Press, 1998 - 317 pages The rapid growth and renewed vitality of English cities and towns in the century after 1660 was remarkable. But what was the effect of this urban renaissance on villages and those ordinary people whose roots were in the countryside? |
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