| Cities and the Making of Modern Europe, 1750-1914 Contributor(s): Lees, Andrew (Author), Lees, Lynn Hollen (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521548225 ISBN-13: 9780521548229 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $37.04 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2008 Annotation: 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 the story of cities within the overall framework of European and imperial history during the long nineteenth century. Cities and the Making of Modern Europe will be essential reading for students of both modern European history and urban history. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - General - History | Social History |
| Dewey: 307.760 |
| LCCN: 2007032989 |
| Series: New Approaches to European History |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6" W x 9" (1.00 lbs) 316 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe - Cultural Region - Central Europe - Cultural Region - Western Europe - Demographic Orientation - Urban |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 colonial cities. No other book in English situates the story of cities within the overall framework of European and imperial history during the long nineteenth century. Cities and the Making of Modern Europe will be essential reading for students of both modern European history and urban history. |
Contributor Bio(s): Lees, Andrew: - 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).Lees, Lynn Hollen: - Lynn Hollen Lees is Professor of History at the University of Pennsylvania. Her previous publications include The Solidarities of Strangers: The English Poor Laws and the People, 1700 to 1948 (1998) and, with Paul Hohenberg, The Making of Urban Europe, 1000-1950 (1985, 1995). |