Birmingham, the Workshop of the World
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- Author(s) Chinn, Carl, & Malcolm Dick (ed)
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 2016
- Pages 334pp; Illus
- Publisher Liverpool University Press
- Place Published Liverpool
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Library:
- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
- Visit British Library's website
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12 collected scholarly essays on Birmingham from early times, published to commemorate the 850th anniversary of Birmingham's market charter in 1166 and directed at a broad readership. Largely on economic and political themes and follows a broad chronological order. Includes Malcolm Dick, 'The city of a thousand trades, 1700-1945' [pp125-58]; Sally Hoban, 'Art, design and architecture' [[pp215-38]; Caroline Archer-Parre, 'Printing and the printed word' [pp261-82]