Описание: Merchants' shouts, jostling strangers, aromas of fresh fish and flowers, plodding horses, and friendly chatter long filled the narrow, crowded streets of the European city. As they developed over many centuries, these spaces of commerce, communion, and commuting framed daily life. At its heyday in the 1800s, the European street was the place where social worlds connected and collided. Brian Ladd recounts a rich social and cultural history of the European city street, tracing its transformation from a lively scene of trade and crowds into a thoroughfare for high-speed transportation. Looking closely at four major cities--London, Paris, Berlin, and Vienna--Ladd uncovers both the joys and the struggles of a past world. The story takes us up to the twentieth century, when the life of the street was transformed as wealthier citizens withdrew from the crowds to seek refuge in suburbs and automobiles. As demographics and technologies changed, so did the structure of cities and the design of streets, significantly shifting our relationships to them. In today's world of high-speed transportation and impersonal marketplaces, Ladd leads us to consider how we might draw on our history to once again build streets that encourage us to linger. By unearthing the vivid descriptions recorded by amused and outraged contemporaries, Ladd reveals the changing nature of city life, showing why streets matter and how they can contribute to public life.
Автор: Beauregard Robert A. Название: Cities in the Urban Age: A Dissent ISBN: 022653538X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780226535388 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 4118.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: A case for and against cities: they`re the best thing we have going (environmentally, socially, in terms of tolerance) but they`re also inherently destructive. How to reconcile both-Beauregard argues that we don`t need to; we should accept cities as inherently full of contradictions.
Автор: Andrew Lees Название: Cities and the Making of Modern Europe, 1750–1914 ISBN: 0521548225 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780521548229 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 4592.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book is a major survey of urbanization and the making of modern Europe from the mid-eighteenth century to the First World War. It explores the causes, course and consequences of the urban explosion Europe experienced during these years, linking urban growth to industrialization, migration, and the growth of colonial empires.
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