Traffic and Politics: The Construction and Management of Rochester Bridge, AD 43-1993: v. 1 (Kent History Project)

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Traffic and Politics The Construction and Management of Rochester Bridge AD 43 - 1993 edited by: Nigel Yates & James S Gibson Published by The Boydell Press / Rochester Bridge Trust - 1994 - 390 Pages - Illustrated / Indexed Identifiable remains of Rochester bridge date from the Roman occupation and the records of the bridge administration span close on 200 years of economic and social change. The fortunes of the successive crossings, culminating in the Medway Tunnel project of the 1990s, reflect developments in regional and national affairs. The remarkable surviving archive of the bridge administration provides detail on practical issues such as maintenance and financial management, as well as offering a window on the personalities involved in the history of the bridge. Each of the six studies that make up this book focuses on a distinct period setting the history of this ancient river crossing in the wider national context of economic and social -and inevitably political - Condition: 1994 The Boydell Press 1st Edition Hard Back Book. Very Good+ Condition Hard Back minor bump head / tail of the spine. Very Good unclipped dust jacket minimal edge / shelf wear (see image). N° de ref. del artículo ABE-1733672928651

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Críticas: A story of great local interest [and] a series of illustrations both of changes in civil engineering and of the working of English local politics...also a wonderful illustration of the slow development of ideas of legal incorporation. May the Kent History Project produce more work of this standard. ENGLISH HISTORICAL REVIEW Detailed insights into the importance, for all those concerned with transport interests and to regional historians generally how the history of bridges elsewhere may, and should, be attempted... well illustrated by diagrams and photographs...strongly recommended. JOURNAL OF TRANSPORT HISTORY