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Cities and the Making of Modern Europe, 1750–1914
Andrew Lees
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hardcover. A survey of urbanization and the making of modern Europe from the mid-eighteenth century to the First World War. Series: New Approaches to European History. Num Pages: 316 pages, 24 b/w illus. 6 maps 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD; HBLL; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 630.
This book is a major 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 ... Read more
This book is a major 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
Series
New Approaches to European History
Number of Pages
316
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521839365
SKU
V9780521839365
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About Andrew Lees
Andrew Lees is Professor of History at the Camden Campus of Rutgers University. He is the author of Cities Perceived: Urban Society in European and American Thought, 1820–1940 (1985) and Cities, Sin and Social Reform in Imperial Germany (2002). Lynn Hollen Lees is Professor of History at the University of Pennsylvania. Her previous publications include The Solidarities of Strangers: The ... Read more
Reviews for Cities and the Making of Modern Europe, 1750–1914
'…this book offers a comprehensive overview of the social and political challenges and opportunities created by large cities, and provides an excellent context into which more detailed local analyses might be placed and through which they might be assessed against broader European patterns and experiences.' Local Population Studies '… the book will clearly figure as a standard reference survey for ... Read more