The Railway Journey
The Industrialization of Time and Space in the Nineteenth Century
$119.45
- Paperback
248 pages
- Release Date
13 June 2014
Summary
The impact of constant technological change upon our perception of the world is so pervasive as to have become a commonplace of modern society. But this was not always the case; as Wolfgang Schivelbusch points out in this fascinating study, our adaptation to technological change–the development of our modern, industrialized consciousness–was very much a learned behavior. In The Railway Journey, Schivelbusch examines the origins of this industrialized consciousness by exploring the reaction in…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780520282261 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0520282264 |
| Author: | Wolfgang Schivelbusch |
| Publisher: | University of California Press |
| Imprint: | University of California Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 248 |
| Release Date: | 13 June 2014 |
| Weight: | 286g |
| Dimensions: | 15mm x 139mm x 211mm |
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About The Author
Wolfgang Schivelbusch
Wolfgang Schivelbusch is a German historian and scholar of cultural studies. He has been awarded the Heinrich Mann Prize of the Academy of Arts in Berlin (2003) and the Lessing Prize of the City of Hamburg (2013).
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