Broschiertes Buch

The City and the Railway in the World from the Nineteenth Century to the Present

Beschreibung

This volume explores the relationship between cities and railways over three centuries. Despite their nearly 200-year existence, The City and the Railway in the World shows that urban railways are still politically and historically important to the modern world.

Autor

Ralf Roth is Professor of Modern History at the Historische Seminar, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. He has published several books and numerous articles on the social and cultural history of cities, transport, and communication networks. Paul Van Heesvelde is a historian (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) who specialises in war and transportation. He is a former Special PhD fellow of the Research Foundation Flanders at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. His publications include Destination le Front. Les Chemins de fer en Belgique pendant la Grande Guerre (2014) and chapters in books on transport history.

Produktdetails

• Routledge Studies in Modern History
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 522
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Mai 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 792g
• ISBN-13: 9781032069630
• ISBN-10: 1032069635
• Artikelnr.: 70346502