The Railway Journey
The Industrialization of Time and Space in the Nineteenth Century
Wolfgang Schivelbusch
Learn how early industrialization influenced modern society with "The Railway Journey" by Wolfgang Schivelbusch. Discover how the railroad, an early dramatic technological change, altered our perceptions of distance, time, autonomy, speed, and risk. This engaging study covers a variety of topics, including architecture, culture, fatigue, shock, and city planning, and provides valuable insights into the prehistory of modern media and digitalization.
Publish Date
1987-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
1987-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
first published in 1977
Goodreads Rating
4.11
ISBN
9780520282261
Recommendations
1
Recommendations
2019-09-28T11:44:42.000Z
About my last tweet just now: There is more to it.
But if you want to read a fantastic book on real railway history and culture, look for W. Schivelbusch’s ‘The Railway Journey’: – source