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National Evils and Practical Remedies: With a Plan for a Model Town
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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National Evils and Practical Remedies: With a Plan for a Model Town
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) James Silk Buckingham
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| Series | Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, 19th Century |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:554 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140 |
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| Category/Genre | British and Irish History |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9781108036863
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| Classifications | Dewey:307.76094109034 |
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| Audience | | Professional & Vocational | | Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly | |
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| Illustrations |
2 Plates, black and white
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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| Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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| Publication Date |
8 December 2011 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
James Silk Buckingham (1786-1855) was a Cornish-born traveller and writer. As a member of Parliament in the 1830s he campaigned for reforms in the army and navy as well as for the temperance movement. He travelled widely to the Middle East, Israel and America, wrote travel books and also founded a number of journals. One of these was The Athenaeum, a weekly London periodical covering a wide range of topics from literature to popular science. In this work, published in 1849, Buckingham names seven evils threatening contemporary society (ranging from ignorance from intemperance to war and competition), proposes a number of economic reforms that primarily target the existing taxation system, and pleads for a new Reform Bill. Buckingham develops in great detail his vision of a model town and the community inhabiting it, and offers his thoughts on how a such city should be planned.
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