Early industrial Merthyr is synonymous with the darker side of the British urban experience. This work considers the efforts of dedicated civic "boosters" to civilize the town's public spaces and its inhabitants and shows how this vision of Merthyr depended on the taming of popular culture.
- ISBN13 9780708316375
- Publish Date 13 December 2000
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint University of Wales Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 330
- Language English