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Free Download Rohan McWilliam, "London’s West End: Creating the Pleasure District, 1800-1914"
English | 2020 | pages: 373 | ISBN: 019882341X | PDF | 7,0 mb
How did the West End of London become the world’s leading pleasure district? What is the source of its magnetic appeal? How did the centre of London become Theatreland? London’s West End, 1800-1914 is the first ever history of the area which has enthralled millions. The reader will discover the growth of theatres, opera houses, galleries, restaurants, department stores, casinos, exhibition centres, night clubs, street life, and the sex industry. The area from the Strand to Oxford Street came to stand for sensation and vulgarity but also the promotion of high culture. The West End produced shows and fashions whose impact rippled outwards around the globe. During the nineteenth century, an area that serviced the needs of the aristocracy was opened up to a wider public whilst retaining the imprint of luxury and prestige.

Free Download London’s Underground Since 1985
by Jim Blake;
English | 2024 | ISBN: 1399055585 | 194 pages | True PDF EPUB | 263.49 MB

Free Download Garry Robson, "London Calling: The Middle Classes and the Remaking of Inner London"
English | 2003 | pages: 228 | ISBN: 1859736238, 1859736289 | PDF | 1,2 mb
Symbolizing both commerce and culture, London has always been a magnet for the ambitions of the middle classes. However, the past three decades have witnessed a dramatic fragmentation in inner-city Londons social map. New and highly distinctive middle-class neighbourhoods have sprung up where embattled workers seek to combat the deleterious effects of long working hours, travel, and stress on traditional family values. This book is the first to explore the powerful impact of globalization on Londons economy and those who are caught up in it. More and more people are responding to the negative effects of working life as well as the lack of structure in their lives and particularly those of their children. The gentrification of certain areas and the differences among them directly reflects this desire to impose cultural values and structure on urban surroundings. How do these areas reflect middle-class values, ideologies, lifestyles, social backgrounds and occupational choices, and how have old neighbourhoods been refashioned and made amenable to middle-class life? In what ways has family life been affected by this new emphasis on values, structure and security, and what does the future hold? This fascinating book provides the first sustained analysis of the profound effects of globalization on city dwellers. Its original account of the relationship between urban space and cultural reproduction will inspire new research for years to come.

Free Download The last train to London
by Tanmay Gulabani
English | June 19, 2024 | ISBN: 9362610825 | 93 Pages | epub | 11,78 MB

Free Download Fodor’s Pocket London: A Compact Guide to England’s Capital (Fodor’s Travel Guides), 16th Edition by Fodor’s Travel Guides
English | November 26th, 2024 | ISBN: 1640979980 | 208 pages | True EPUB | 78.02 MB
Whether you want to visit the Tower of London, explore the British Museum, or pose for a photo with Big Ben, the local Fodor’s travel experts in London are here to help! Fodor’s Pocket London guidebook is packed with maps, walking tours, carefully curated recommendations, and everything else you need to simplify your trip-planning process and make the most of your limited time. This compact, pocket-size guide with an easy-to-read layout, fresh information, and beautiful color photos has been reinvented for the modern traveler, making it perfect for short trips and weekend adventures.

Free Download Frommer’s London (Complete Guide) by Jason Cochran
English | September 10, 2024 | ISBN: 1628876239 | 394 pages | MOBI | 40 Mb
This is London advice the way a friend would give it to you: fiercely opinionated, funny, and brimming not only with suggestions about what to see and do, but also what’s not worth your time. Whether you want to see Big Ben or the Harry Potter studios, Trafalgar Square or the V&A, London is a city with an overwhelming number of attractions, lodgings, restaurants, museums, and shops.

Free Download Fodor’s London 2025 (Full-color Travel Guide) by Fodor’s Travel Guides
English | September 3, 2024 | ISBN: 1640977031 | 384 pages | MOBI | 29 Mb
Whether you want to pose in front of Big Ben’s Elizabeth Tower, explore the Tower of London, or visit the royal family at Buckingham Palace, the local Fodor’s travel experts in London are here to help! Fodor’s London guidebook is packed with maps, carefully curated recommendations, and everything else you need to simplify your trip-planning process and make the most of your time. This new edition has an easy-to-read layout, fresh information, and beautiful color photos.

Free Download W. Meier, "Property Crime in London, 1850-Present"
English | ISBN: 0230114903 | 2011 | 243 pages | EPUB | 511 KB
This book examines London’s transformation from the mid-Victorian "miracle" of low crime to a high-crime society, treating six different types of misdeed as representative of phases in the evolution of crime to argue that lawbreaking must be explained by connecting all types of offenses to their social and economic contexts.

Free Download Citizen of London: Richard Whittington – The Boy Who Would Be Mayor by Michael McCarthy
English | December 15, 2022 | ISBN: 1787387917 | 424 pages | PDF | 7.39 Mb
This book brings to life the extraordinary story of Richard Whittington, from his arrival in London as a young boy to his death in 1423, against a backdrop of plague, political instability and war; turbulence between Crown, City and Commons; and the financial demands of three kings, to whom Whittington was mercer, lender and fixer.

Free Download Great Churches of London
by Brabbs, Derry;
English | 2024 | ISBN: 0711269238 | 272 pages | True EPUB | 80.11 MB