Reviews 'This is an attractively produced book, resplendent with colour and monochrome photographs, historical maps and explanatory figures, which is a welcome addition to those already available on historical aspects of the City....' Della Hooke, Transactions 'This is Chinn at his best, deeply engaged, passionate and reflective.' Stephen Roberts, The Local Historian 'The book’s more than two-hundred full-color illustrations reproducing ... Read moremaps, paintings, era documents, photographs, and material artifacts make it worth the price of admission alone. The intellectual contents of the volume’s chapters are likewise impressive, covering a great deal of historical ground, including not only the city’s geography, built environment, economy, population, and politics, but also the histories of religion, the arts, medical and educational institutions, and Birmingham’s relationship to the wider history of print and communications media.' Christopher Ferguson, Journal of British Studies ‘The intellectual contents of the volume’s chapters are likewise impressive, covering a great deal of historical ground.’ Christopher Ferguson, Journal of British Studies Show Less