Glasgow: 1830 to 1912

• Author(s): Thomas Martin Devine,
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Pages: 532
• ISBN_10: 0719036925
  ISBN_13: 9780719036927
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Architecture / Urban & Land Use Planning , History / Europe / Great Britain / General , History / Europe / Great Britain / Scotland , Political Science / Public Policy / City Planning & Urban Development , Social Science / Regional Studies ,

Description:... Covering the period of political reform at the beginning of the 1830s to the great expansion of the city's boundaries in 1912, it examines the adjustments which had to be made to cope with some of the fastest urban growth in Europe. Particular attention is paid to the people, institutions and power structures as Glasgow's intricate class profile is unravelled and the pivotal role of politics and government is fully explored.