The Railway Station: A Social History
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For the Victorians, the advent of the railways symbolized a new age of progress, power, and civilization. Since then, industrialization has often proved a mixed blessing; yet we continue to acknowledge the importance--as well as the romantic mystique--of the rails and all that comes with them. This engaging book examines the role of the railway station around the world, revealing a microcosm more complex and fascinating than anything our nineteenth-century...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0192158767
ISBN13:9780192158765
Release Date:October 1986
Publisher:Oxford University Press, USA
Length:460 Pages
Weight:2.04 lbs.
Dimensions:1.6" x 6.5" x 9.5"
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