Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction: H. J. Dyos and the urban process, by David Reeder
- Part One The Urbanising World
- Part Two Transport and Urban Transformation
- Part Three The Urban Fabric
- Conclusion Urban history in the United Kingdom: the ‘Dyos phenomenon’ and after, by David Cannadine
- Appendix: A bibliography of the published writings of H. J. Dyos
- Notes
Introduction: H. J. Dyos and the urban process, by David Reeder
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 03 February 2010
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction: H. J. Dyos and the urban process, by David Reeder
- Part One The Urbanising World
- Part Two Transport and Urban Transformation
- Part Three The Urban Fabric
- Conclusion Urban history in the United Kingdom: the ‘Dyos phenomenon’ and after, by David Cannadine
- Appendix: A bibliography of the published writings of H. J. Dyos
- Notes
Summary
Jim Dyos became a leading figure in the new and burgeoning field of urban history during the 1960s. By the time of his sudden death in 1978 he had succeeded in acquiring an almost legendary reputation as the doyen of British urban historians. Professional colleagues have frequently expressed admiration for his single-minded commitment to the historical study of the city, and the manner and style of the several pioneering contributions he made to it. Yet Dyos published only one book-length study in urban history, an account of the Victorian Suburb (1961), although he had also collaborated with D. H. Aldcroft in writing a volume of transport history. With these exceptions, the principal part of his creative endeavour was embodied in occasional essays written over a period of nearly thirty years as contributions to journals and books, and as distillations of public talks and lectures.
The purpose of this volume is to provide a tangible memorial to Dyos's scholarship. It collects together and reproduces a selection from his essays in the hope of making them more readily available for study and discussion. Whilst the main concern of the editors in making this selection is to provide a coherent volume of readings which will be useful to students and teachers of urban history, they have also endeavoured to illustrate the range of Dyos's scholarly interests and the obligations which he had felt to publicise materials, review developments and point to future directions for research.
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- Exploring the Urban PastEssays in Urban History by H. J. Dyos, pp. xi - xxPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1982