Liverpool 800: Culture, Character, History

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In anticipation of Liverpool’s eight-hundredth anniversary in 2007, Liverpool 800 is the definitive biography of this magnificent world city. The book uses the latest historical research to explore the life of Liverpool over eight centuries to the present day, and includes detailed sections on  politics, economics, and culture. Written by experts on Liverpool history, such as Donald M. MacRaild and Colin G. Pooley and incorporating exquisite color illustrations, Liverpool 800 offers an insider’s perspective on the city the European Union has named “European Capital of Culture” for 2008.

 

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Meet the Author

John Belchem is professor of history at the University of Liverpool and has published widely on nineteenth-century British history.

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Table of Contents

                    Acknowledgements

 

 Introduction   Celebrating Liverpool

                    John Belchem

     

       Chapter 1   Small Beginnings: Liverpool 1207-1680

                     Jenny Kermode, Janet Hollinshead and Malcolm Gratton

     

       Chapter 2   Civic Liverpool: 1680-1800

                     Jane Longmore

     

       Chapter 3   Living in Liverpool: The Modern City

                     Colin G. Pooley

     

       Chapter 4   Maritime Liverpool

                     Graeme J. Milne

    

       Chapter 5    Cosmopolitan Liverpool

                     John Belchem and Donald M. MacRaild

     

       Chapter 6    'City of Change and Challenge': Liverpool since 1945

                      John Murden

                            

                             Notes

                             Further Reading

                             Timeline of notable events

                             Notes on Contributors

                             Index

                             Subscribers to the limited edition

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