Peter Borsay

Peter N. Borsay was a professor of history at Aberystwyth University. He was 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. Missing or empty |url= (help)

External links

• http://www.historyandpolicy.org/policy-papers/papers/binge-drinking-and-moral-panics-historical-parallels