The railway journey : the industrialization of time and space in the nineteenth century
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The railway journey : the industrialization of time and space in the nineteenth century
University of California Press, c2014
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Geschichte der Eisenbahnreise
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'With a new preface' -- T. p. and cover
Originally published in German: Munich : C. Hanser , 1977
Previously published in English: Urizen Books , 1979
'First Unversity of California Press edition 1986' -- T. p. verso
Bibliography: p. 198-200
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The impact of constant technological change upon our perception of the world is so pervasive as to have become a commonplace of modern society. But this was not always the case; as Wolfgang Schivelbusch points out in this fascinating study, our adaptation to technological change--the development of our modern, industrialized consciousness--was very much a learned behavior. In The Railway Journey, Schivelbusch examines the origins of this industrialized consciousness by exploring the reaction in the nineteenth century to the first dramatic avatar of technological change, the railroad. In a highly original and engaging fashion, Schivelbusch discusses the ways in which our perceptions of distance, time, autonomy, speed and risk were altered by railway travel. As a history, not of technology, but of the surprising ways in which technology and culture interact, this book covers a wide range of topics, including the changing perception of landscapes, the death of conversation while traveling, the problematic nature of the railway compartment, the space of glass architecture, the pathology of the railway journey, industrial fatigue and the history of shock, and the railroad and the city.
Belonging to a distinguished European tradition of critical sociology best exemplified by the work of Georg Simmel and Walter Benjamin, The Railway Journey is anchored in rich empirical data, and full of striking insights about railway travel, the industrial revolution, and technological change.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements Foreword Alan Trachtenberg Preface to the 2014 Edition 1. The Mechanization of Motive Power 2. The Machine Ensemble 3. Railroad Space and Railroad Time Excursus: The Space of Glass Architecture 4. Panoramic Travel 5. The Compartment The End of Converstaion while Traveling Isolation Drama in the Compartment The Compartment as a Problem 6. The American Railroad Transporation Before the Railroad The Construction of the Railroad The New Type of Carriage River Steamboat and Canal Packet as Models for the American Railroad Car Sea Voyage on Rails Postscript 7. The Pathology of the Railroad Journey Excursus: Industrial Fatigue 8. The Accident Accident and Crisis 9. Railway Accident, 'Railway Spine' and Traumatic Neurosis
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