Metropolis 1890-1940 / edited by Anthony Sutcliffe
1987, 1st edition. London : Mansell. Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #404640
ISBN: 0720116163
Physical description; viii, 458 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. Notes; "An Alexandrine Press book." Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; 1. Urbanization, Planning and the Giant City / Anthony Sutcliffe -- 2. Metropolis 1890-1940: Challenges and Response / Peter Hall -- 3. The Metropolis and the Intellectual / Andrew Lees -- 4. The Metropolis in the Visual Arts: Paris, Berlin, New York, 1890-1940 / Theda Shapiro -- 5. The Metropolis in Literature / Peter Keating -- 6. The Metropolis in the Cinema / Anthony Sutcliffe -- 7. The Metropolis in Music / David Harold Cox and Michael Naslas -- 8. Metropolis Architecture / Lars Olof Larsson -- 9. West End, East End: London, 1890-1940 / Patricia L. Garside -- 10. Paris, 1890-1940 / Norma Evenson -- 11. Berlin, 1890-1940 / Horst Matzerath -- 12. The Capital of Capitalism: the New York Metropolitan Region, 1890-1940 / Kenneth T. Jackson -- 13. Moscow, the Socialist Metropolis / R. A. French -- 14. The Ruhr: Centralization versus Decentralization in a Region of Cities / Jürgen Reulecke -- 15. Metropolitanism as a Way of Life: the Case of Tokyo, 1868-1930 / Shun-Ichi J. Wantanabe. Subjects; 1900-1999. Geschichte 1890-1940. Metropolitan areas History 20th century ; Congresses. Cities and towns Growth History 20th century ; Congresses. Urbanization History 20th century ; Congresses. City planning History 20th century ; Congresses. City Planning history. Urbanization history. Cities and towns Growth. City planning. Metropolitan areas. Sociology, Urban. Metropolitan areas Great Britain. Inner cities Sociological aspects. City Planning history. Urbanization history. Metropolitan areas. Cities and towns Growth Addresses, essays, lectures. City planning Addresses, essays, lectures. Urban regions Environment planning, 1890-1940.
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