Triumph of Order Democracy and Public Space in New York and London

Name: Triumph of Order Democracy and Public Space in New York and London
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ISBN: 9780231146739

ISBN-10: 0231146736

ISBN-13: 9780231146739

Edition: 2010

Authors: Lisa Keller

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In an effort to create a secure urban environment in which residents can work, live, and prosper with minimal disruption, New York and London established a network of laws, policing, and municipal government in the nineteenth century aimed at building the confidence of the citizenry and creating stability for economic growth. At the same time, these two world cities attempted to maintain an expansive level of free speech and assembly, concepts deeply ingrained in both national cultures. As democracy expanded in tandem with the size of the cities themselves, the two goals clashed, resulting in tensions over their compatibility.The results of this clash continue to resonate in our society…

Book details

List price: $25.00
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication date: 1/25/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English

Lisa Keller is associate professor of history at Purchase College, State University of New York. She worked for ten years in Europe as a professor and journalist.



List of Illustrations


Preface



Prologue


Introduction: A Perfect Storm of People



The Elements of Democracy: Free Speech, Free Assembly, and the Law



The World of the Great City



Public Order in Victorian London



London Before 1850



The Sunday Trading Bill Riots



Prelude to Black and Bloody



Black Monday, Bloody Sunday



Taking Back Trafalgar



Violence and Control in the Empire City



New York Before 1870



The Battle Over Tompkins Square



New York Under Control



The Regulated City



Epilogue



The Triumph of Order


Acknowledgments


Notes


Bibliography


Index