Railroad Station: An Architectural History

This is the first work of which I know to look at 19th and 20th century architecture in a broad context, rather than the famous "war of styles." It is common now to speak of 'Victorian architecture' as opposed to 'Modern architecture,' but the idea that Victorian styles had more similarity than difference seems to have been put forward for the first time here. It also hints that the same is true for various flavors of Modernism, and indeed, that the two supposed antitheses are simply positions along a spectrum. This is done through a tightly limited survey of a very specific, though widespread type, the railroad station. If I recall correctly, there are some pictures, but the book is more of interest to historians and architectural theorists than to rail buffs.