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Urban modernity : cultural innovation in the Second Industrial Revolution /

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At the close of the 19th century, industrialization and urbanization marked the end of the traditional understanding of society as rooted in agriculture. This book examines the construction of an urban-centred, industrial-based culture - an entirely new social reality based on science and technology...

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Other Authors:	Levin, Miriam R.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2010.
Subjects:	Urbanization > History. Technological innovations > Economic aspects > History. Industrialization > History. SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/History of Technology HUMANITIES/History Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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