Engine of Modernity The Omnibus and Urban Culture in Nineteenth-Century Paris |
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| Author:
| Belenky, Masha |
| Series title: | Interventions: Rethinking the Nineteenth Century Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-5261-3859-0 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2019 |
| Publisher: | Manchester University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $183.99 |
Book Description:
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Engine of modernity examines the connection between public transportation and popular culture in nineteenth-century Paris through a focus on the omnibus - a horse-drawn urban conveyance. The book introduces the omnibus as a key vector for understanding the intersection of urban and literary modernity in France. -- .
Engine of modernity examines the connection between public transportation and popular culture in nineteenth-century Paris through a focus on the omnibus - a horse-drawn urban conveyance. The book introduces the omnibus as a key vector for understanding the intersection of urban and literary modernity in France. -- .