London, a Social History
Author | : Roy Porter |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 452 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780674538399 |
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An extraordinary city, London grew from a backwater in the Classical Age into an important medieval city and significant Renaissance urban center to a modern colossus--full of a free people ever evolving. Roy Porter touches the pulse of his hometown and makes it our own, capturing London's fortunes, people, and imperial glory with vigor and wit. 58 photos.