Belfast
the emerging city, 1850-1914
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Word Count
80,500 words, Guess
Page Count
322 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL31051028M
- ISBN-139780716531456
- ISBN-100716531453
- OCLC Control Number797976087
- Library of Congress Control Number2012532826
Classifications
- DDC941.6/7
- LCCDA995.B5 B628 2013
Description
"In 1613, the small settlement of Belfast, with a population of about 1,000, was granted its Royal Charter as a borough. Three hundred years later, Belfast emerged as a city of international importance. With one of the world's largest ports, it enjoyed a brief spell as Ireland's largest urban center and was a major player in the British industrial scene. Unique in being an Irish city with a self-consciously British identity, the city reveled in, and in many ways depended upon, its central role within the British Empire. This book celebrates and explores an exciting period in the city's history: 1850-1914, which was Belfast's own Belle Epoque. By focusing on the people of the city - those who built it, lived in it, visited it, worked in it, and governed it - the book presents a kaleidoscope of snapshots which combine to reveal the rich and varied experiences of life, both temporal and spiritual, in the emerging city. It is a remarkable picture of the role Belfast played in the urban history of Victorian Britain and Ireland"--Books.google.
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