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An admirable study....Any economic, urban or demographic historian who ignores [it] does so at their peril. * CULTURAL AND SOCIAL HISTORY *
By some distance the most complete and sophisticated history ever attempted of Middlesbrough. ... [Yasumoto] has thrown down a challenge to other historians of regional economic development and provided a model for how the history of Victorian urban communities can be researched and written. * NORTHERN HISTORY *
Future scholars will be grateful for the data made available in this study. * VICTORIAN STUDIES *
This stimulating study is not only a significant contribution to Middlesbrough's history but also has much to offer for anyone interested in Victorian economic and social history. * CLEVELAND HISTORY *
[A] thorough and meticulously researched book, full of impressive detail which paints a vivid picture [...] It provides an excellent basis for understanding the foundation and take-off in the growth of a town and industry, and makes an important contribution to the analysis of population growth during the rapid industrialisation of a previously undeveloped area. * YORKSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL JOURNAL *
[A] useful contribution to the urban, demographic, and medical history of midnineteenth-century Britain. * ECONOMIC HISTORY REVIEW *
[A] most meticulously researched study. * THE LOCAL HISTORIAN *
This study [...] will doubtless become a chief authority on industrialization and rapid urban development. * MINER'S ADVICE WEBSITE *
Though packed with statistics, the author has worked them well into a readable narrative in which the general reader will find much of interest and a student of industrial and social history will revel. * YORKSHIRE GAZETTE & HERALD *
[T]his thoroughly researched study makes use of an impressive array of sources in providing a detailed quantitative analysis throughout [...] in covering areas as diverse as urban growth, business organizations, labour markets and the contested terrain of medical provision, Victorian Ironopolis is sure to have broad appeal to urban historians researching a range of topics. * URBAN HISTORY *
Book Information
ISBN 9781843836339
Author Minoru Yasumoto
Format Hardback
Page Count 256
Imprint The Boydell Press
Publisher Boydell & Brewer Ltd