| Riding the New York Subway: The Invention of the Modern Passenger Contributor(s): Hohne, Stefan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0262542013 ISBN-13: 9780262542012 Publisher: MIT Press OUR PRICE: $44.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2021 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - Urban - Transportation | Public Transportation - Technology & Engineering | Civil - Transportation |
| Dewey: 388.420 |
| LCCN: 2020012668 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.9" W x 9" (1.27 lbs) 400 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A history of New York subway passengers as they navigated the system's constraints while striving for individuality, or at least a smooth ride. When the subway first opened with much fanfare on October 27, 1904, New York became a city of underground passengers almost overnight. In this book, Stefan H hne examines how the experiences of subway passengers in New York City were intertwined with cultural changes in urban mass society throughout the twentieth century. H hne argues that underground transportation--which early passengers found both exhilarating and distressing--changed perceptions, interactions, and the organization of everyday life. |