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Railways and the Western European Capitals
Micheline Nilsen
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Description for Railways and the Western European Capitals
Paperback. This book looks at the effect of railways on London, Paris, Brussels, and Berlin, focusing on each city as a case study for one aspect of implantation. Num Pages: 284 pages, 14 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBJD1; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 368.
This book looks at the effect of railways on London, Paris, Brussels, and Berlin, focusing on each city as a case study for one aspect of implantation.
This book looks at the effect of railways on London, Paris, Brussels, and Berlin, focusing on each city as a case study for one aspect of implantation.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
Number of Pages
274
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349374465
SKU
V9781349374465
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
About Micheline Nilsen
MICHELINE NILSEN is an Assistant Professor of Art History at the University of Indiana, South Bend, USA.
Reviews for Railways and the Western European Capitals
"A nuanced, precisely researched analysis of the European urban railroad station as exemplar of technological modernization." - John Stilgoe, Harvard University"Fascinating and fast-moving. Nilsen has woven a rich analysis of the arrival of railroads into the heart of three of Europe's greatest cities. This book breaks new ground, uncovering the story of how an all-powerful industry altered the destiny of ... Read more