Spitalfields : the history of a nation in a handful of streets / Dan Cruickshank.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cruickshank, Dan, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Spitalfields (London, England)--History.

Spitalfields (London, England).

Spitalfields (London, England)--Social conditions.

Spitalfields (London, England)--Social life and customs.

Spitalfields (London, England)--Religion.

Spitalfields (London, England)--Ethnic relations.

Ethnic relations.

Manners and customs.

Religion.

Social conditions.

England--London--Spitalfields.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xv, 763 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Random House Books, 2016.

Summary:

Religious strife, civil conflict, waves of immigration, the rise and fall of industry, great prosperity and grinding poverty - the handful of streets that constitute modern Spitalfields have witnessed all this and much more. Now long-time Spitalfields resident Dan Cruickshank tells the story of his neighbourhood, from Roman times to the present day, explaining how its streets evolved, what people have lived there, and what lives they have led.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 677-739) and index.

ISBN:

9781847947079

1847947077

OCLC:

920619739