Modernity and Meaning in Victorian London [electronic resource] : Tourist Views of the Imperial Capital /
De Sapio, Joseph.author.
Joseph De Sapio examines how individuals not only understood their contacts with industrial modernity as distinct from the inherited traditional rhythms of the eighteenth century, but how they conceived of their own positions within the increasingly sophisticated political, social, and commercial paradigms of the Victorian years.
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Cover; Contents; Introduction: ''The Capital of the Human Race'': The City as the Centre of Modernity; 1 ''The Bonds of Empire and Imperial Fraternity'': London as Imperial Capital; 2 ''How Differently We Go Ahead in America!'': American Constructions of British Modernity; 3 ''A Kingdom in Itself'': Domestic Perceptions of Metropolitan Space; 4 ''England Has No Greatness Left Save in Her Industry'': London as a Path to Disharmony; Epilogue: ''The Vast Curiosity-Shop of All the World'': London and the Culture of Modernity; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Joseph De Sapio examines how individuals not only understood their contacts with industrial modernity as distinct from the inherited traditional rhythms of the eighteenth century, but how they conceived of their own positions within the increasingly sophisticated political, social, and commercial paradigms of the Victorian years.
Great Britain—History.
Social history.
Imperialism.
History, Modern.
World history.
History of Britain and Ireland.
Social History.
Imperialism and Colonialism.
Modern History.
World History, Global and Transnational History.