Originally presented as the author's thesis: Ph.D., University of Birmingham, 2005.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 198-205) and index.
Contents
Introducing the towns -- The rise of cultural diversity, 1750-1820 -- The late eighteenth century to 1847 -- Post-Mendelssohn to fin-de-siècle -- Transformations and approaches to war : fin-de-siècle to 1914.