"This Mecca for the Pilgrims of Pleasure": tourism, modernity, and Victorian London, 1840-1900
This dissertation argues that during the nineteenth century, the journey to London revealed a world undergoing systemic change as industrialisation steadily eroded the traditional rhythms of the countryside in favour of urban modernity; indeed, London is regarded as a synecdoche for the forces shapi...
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| שפה: | English |
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2011
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