Rural?urban Relationships in the Nineteenth Century

The nineteenth century is characterized as a time of unprecedented levels of urban growth and concurrent rural stagnation. The essays in this interdisciplinary collection seek to challenge accepted scholarship on this rural-urban divide. Using case studies from the UK, Europe and America, contributo [...]
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The nineteenth century is characterized as a time of unprecedented levels of urban growth and concurrent rural stagnation. The essays in this interdisciplinary collection seek to challenge accepted scholarship on this rural-urban divide. Using case studies from the UK, Europe and America, contributors examine complex rural-urban relationships of conflict and cooperation. The volume will be of interest to those researching society and politics, criminology, literature and demographics.