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Peter Borsay

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Peter N. Borsay is professor of history at Aberystwyth University. He is a specialist in the social, urban and cultural history of Britain.[1][2]

Selected publications

  • The English urban renaissance: Culture and society in the provincial town 1660-1770. Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1991.[3] ISBN 9780198202554
  • Provincial towns in early modern England and Ireland: Change, convergence and divergence. Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2002. (Edited with L. Proudfoot) ISBN 978-0197262481
  • A history of leisure: The British experience since 1500. Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.[4][5] ISBN 978-0333930816
  • Resorts and ports: European seaside towns since 1700. Channel View Publications, 2011. (Edited with J.K. Walton) ISBN 978-1845411978
  • Leisure cultures in urban Europe c. 1700-1870: A transnational perspective. Manchester University Press, Manchester, 2015. (Edited with J.H. Furnee) (Studies in Popular Culture series) ISBN 978-0719089695

References

  1. ^ "Aberystwyth University - Borsay, Peter". Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Professor Peter Borsay". Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  3. ^ "The English Urban Renaissance". Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  4. ^ Peter Borsay. "A History of Leisure". Palgrave Higher Education. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Review". JSTOR 4122010. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)