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Nights in the Big City: Paris, Berlin, London, 1840-1930
Joachim Schlor
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Description for Nights in the Big City: Paris, Berlin, London, 1840-1930
Hardback. This elegantly written book describes the changes in the perception and experience of the night in three great European cities: Paris, Berlin, and London. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 1DDF; 1DFG; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 223 x 38. Weight in Grams: 650.
This elegantly written book describes the changes in the perception and experience of the night in three great European cities: Paris, Berlin and London. The lighting up of the European city by gas and electricity in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries brought about a new relationship with the night, in respect of both work and pleasure.Nights in the Big City explores this new awareness of the city in all its ramifications. Joachim Schlor has spent his days sifting through countless police and church archives and first-hand accounts, and his nights exploring the highways and byways of these three great ... Read more
This elegantly written book describes the changes in the perception and experience of the night in three great European cities: Paris, Berlin and London. The lighting up of the European city by gas and electricity in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries brought about a new relationship with the night, in respect of both work and pleasure.Nights in the Big City explores this new awareness of the city in all its ramifications. Joachim Schlor has spent his days sifting through countless police and church archives and first-hand accounts, and his nights exploring the highways and byways of these three great ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780235868
SKU
V9781780235868
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
About Joachim Schlor
Joachim Schlor is a cultural historian based at the University of Southampton. He is the author of Tel Aviv: From Dream to City (Reaktion, 1999). Matthew Beaumont is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of English at University College London. His books include Nightwalking: A Nocturnal History of London (Verso, 2015).
Reviews for Nights in the Big City: Paris, Berlin, London, 1840-1930
'[Schlor] is erudite, and his literary style is alluring.' - Architect's Journal