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OverviewAt the start of the twentieth century, the modern metropolis was a riot of sensation. City dwellers lived in an environment filled with smoky factories, crowded homes, and lively thoroughfares. Sights, sounds, and smells flooded their senses, while changing conceptions of health and decorum forced many to rethink their most banal gestures, from the way they negotiated speeding traffic to the use they made of public washrooms. The Feel of the City exposes the sensory experiences of city-dwellers in Montreal and Brussels at the turn of the century and the ways in which these shaped the social and cultural significance of urban space. Using the experiences of municipal officials, urban planners, hygienists, workers, writers, artists, and ordinary citizens, Nicolas Kenny explores the implications of the senses for our understanding of modernity. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Nicolas KennyPublisher: University of Toronto Press Imprint: University of Toronto Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.10cm Weight: 0.430kg ISBN: 9781442615816ISBN 10: 1442615818 Pages: 320 Publication Date: 11 June 2014 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsIntroduction – The Body Urban Chapter 1 – Comparable Cities Chapter 2 – Image Makers Chapter 3 – Encounters with Industrial Space Chapter 4 – Home for a Rest Chapter 5 – Street Scenes Conclusion – Keeping in TouchReviews'Kenny treats readers to an unusual but fascinating and valuable perspective on industrialization and urbanization... Highly recommended.' -- J. Rogers Choice Magazine, vol 52:02:2015 Author InformationNicolas Kenny is an associate professor in the Department of History at Simon Fraser University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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