Cities and the Making of Modern Europe, 1750-1914

Name: Cities and the Making of Modern Europe, 1750-1914
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ISBN: 9780521548229

ISBN-10: 0521548225

ISBN-13: 9780521548229

Edition: 2007

Authors: Andrew () Lees, Lynn Hollen Lees

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A major new survey of urbanization and the making of modern Europe from the mid-eighteenth century to the First World War. During these years Europe experienced startling rates of urbanization, with the populations of numerous cities growing by 1000 percent or more. This book explores the causes, course and consequences of this urban explosion. The authors link urban growth to industrialization, migration, and the growth of colonial empires. They show how the social, political, and intellectual challenges cities posed were met by urban reformers; how cities enriched cultural life; and how European cities influenced and were influenced by colonial cities. No other book in English situates…

Book details

List price: $36.99
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 12/13/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 316
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.67" tall
Weight: 1.254
Language: English

Lynn Hollen Lees is Professor of History, University of Pennsylvania.



List of illustrations


List of maps


List of tables


Acknowledgments


Introduction



1750-1850, an era of disruption



Urban worlds around 1750



Industrial urbanization



Varieties of urban protest



Pursuits of urban improvement



1850-1914, an era of reconstruction



The challenge of the big cities



Toward the social city



Urban cultures



Imperial and colonial cities


Conclusion



The growth of selected large cities in Europe, 1750-1910



General works on individual cities


Index