Summary
London: From the Walled City to New Towns examines the political demarcations that helped form the London of today. From its founding as a Roman outpost to the present, London’s history has been affected by arbitrary borders, including those of a territorial, imperial, cultural, economic, and social cast. Although geographical borders may reflect and affirm the cultural, ethnic, or linguistic perimeters that define a people or country, this volume explores how the migration of goods, resources, and people work to undermine the separation.
Specifications
Full-color laminated cover, Reinforced Binding Sidebars, Notes, Chronology, Time Line, Bibliography, Further reading.
About the Author(s)
Robert C. Cottrell is a professor of history and American studies at California State University, Chico, and is the author of many books, including Izzy: A Biography of I.F. Stone, Roger Nash Baldwin and the American Civil Liberties Union, The Best Pitcher in Baseball: The Life of Rube Foster, Negro League Giant, and Uncertain Order: The World in the Twentieth Century. Named the Outstanding Professor at CSUC in 1998, Professor Cottrell received the 2000 Wang Family Excellence Award for Social and Behavioral Sciences and Public Services, a system-wide honor for the 23 campuses that make up CSUC.