"Cities, Railways, Modernities chronicles the transformation that London and Paris experienced during the 19th century through the lens of the London Underground and the Paris Métro. By highlighting the multiple ways in which the future of the two cities was imagined and the role that railways played in that process, it challenges and refines two of the most dominant myths of urban modernity: a planned Paris and an unplanned London. The book recovers a significant body of work around the ideas, the plans, the context, and the building of metropolitan railways in the two cities to provide new insights into the relationship of transport technologies and urban change during the 19th century.''--Provided by publisher

    Past futures -- Circulation and improvement -- Lines and circles -- Steam and light -- Modernities, or, remembering future events


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    Title :

    Cities, railways, modernities : London, Paris, and the nineteenth century


    Additional title:

    Cities, railways, modernities : London, Paris, and the 19th century


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    2019


    Size :

    xv, 294 Seiten


    Remarks:

    24 cm
    Illustrationen, Karten
    Includes bibliographical references and index



    Type of media :

    Book


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English



    Classification :

    BKL:    74.72 Stadtplanung, kommunale Planung / 55.85 Schienenverkehr / 74.75 Verkehrsplanung, Verkehrspolitik
    DDC:    307.1/160942109034



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