Cities and the Making of Modern Europe, 1750–1914 (New Approaches to European History, Series Number 39) - Hardcover

Lees, Andrew; Lees, Lynn Hollen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 052183936X ISBN 13: 9780521839365

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2008

Synopsis

This book is a major survey of urbanization and the making of modern Europe from the mid-eighteenth century to the First World War. During these years Europe experienced startling rates of urbanization, with the populations of numerous cities growing by 1000 percent or more. This book explores the causes, course and consequences of this urban explosion. The authors link urban growth to industrialization, migration, and the growth of colonial empires. They show how the social, political, and intellectual challenges cities posed were met by urban reformers; how cities enriched cultural life; and how European cities influenced and were influenced by colonial cities. No other book in English situates the story of cities within the overall framework of European and imperial history during the long nineteenth century. Cities and the Making of Modern Europe will be essential reading for students of both modern European history and urban history.

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Book Description

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.

About the Author

Andrew Lees is Professor of History at the Camden Campus of Rutgers University. He is the author of Cities Perceived: Urban Society in European and American Thought, 1820-1940 (1985) and Cities, Sin and Social Reform in Imperial Germany (2002).

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 052183936X
• ISBN 13: 9780521839365
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 316