The Making of Classical Edinburgh : With Photographs by Edwin Smith

Youngson, A J/ Smith, Edwin (ILT)/ Mclean, Colin (PRF)

Edinburgh University Press（2019/09発売）

Edinburgh University Press（2019/09発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 480 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781474448017
• DDC分類 720.94134

Full Description

This famous study of the planning, financing and building of the New Town in Edinburgh brings to life one of the most remarkable urban expansion programmes ever undertaken. A. J. Youngson brings to life the vigour of the planning debates, the fundraising schemes, the administrative and legislative infrastructure of planning, the construction of public buildings as poles of attraction for speculative building, and all the hopes, quarrels, victories and civic bankruptcy that went into this great experiment.
Superbly illustrated with photographs by acclaimed photographer Edwin Smith, along with a selection of contemporary images and a preface by Colin McLean, this book is a classic work of economic and social history, and a fascinating account of the shaping of one of the most beautiful cities in the world.

Contents

Preface, by A.J. YoungsonPreface to the 1988 reprinted edition, by A.J. YoungsonPreface to the 2019 reprinted edition, by Colin McLeanI The 'Proposals' of 1752II Economic background and local governmentIII Public Building before 1784IV The New Town: Craig's planV Extensions southwardVI Public Works, 1800 - 30VII Private development after 1800VIII Social lifeIX After 1830Appendix; Notes; Index