books.google.co.uk - The second volume of The Cambridge Urban History is the first comprehensive study of British towns and cities in the early modern period, and examines when, why, and how Britain became the first modern urban nation. The contributors offer a detailed analysis of the evolution of national and regional...http://books.google.co.uk/books/about/The_Cambridge_Urban_History_of_Britain.html?id=8sTabkXK6XEC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareThe Cambridge Urban History of Britain