The New Railway

Author : Wolfgang Schivelbusch
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520957903
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Railway Journey written by Wolfgang Schivelbusch and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2014-05-06 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 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. Now updated with a new preface, The Railway Journey is an invaluable resource for readers interested in nineteenth-century culture and technology and the prehistory of modern media and digitalization.

Author : Marci L. Riskin
Publisher : UNM Press
ISBN 13 : 9780826333070
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Train Stops Here written by Marci L. Riskin and published by UNM Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Architect Marci Riskin explores railroad depots from New Mexico's territorial days.

Author : Lou Kuenzler
Publisher : Scholastic UK
ISBN 13 : 1407186426
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Return of the Railway Children written by Lou Kuenzler and published by Scholastic UK. This book was released on 2018-03-01 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Return to the magic of THE RAILWAY CHILDREN in this heartwarming sequel by Lou Kuenzler. In the depths of WWII, 12-year-old Edie is nervous at the prospect of being sent to live with an unknown aunt whilst her mother flies planes for the ATA. Aunt Roberta welcomes Edie with open arms, but does a dark secret lurk at the heart of the village?

Author : R. W. Nimke
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781567150544
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Central New England Railway Story written by R. W. Nimke and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Frank Bruinsma
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3790819727
Total Pages : 419 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Railway Development written by Frank Bruinsma and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-12-22 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The role of railways in urban development is the subject of this book. The central aim is to inquire into how especially the development of high-speed rail and light rail links will affect European cities. The analyses are carried out with special attention given to the broader institutional environment of the railway system, including the shift toward privatised railway companies and internationalisation.

Author : Jeffrey Richards
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780571269037
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Railway Station written by Jeffrey Richards and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the preface the authors describe their approach, 'In examining the social history of railway stations we were concerned to treat them not as inanimate objects, but as living, breathing places which, better than any other building type of the last 150 years, reflected the societies around them, public buildings which people used in all sorts of ways and whose significance they instantly recognized when depicted in the theatre, the cinema, paintings, photographs, poetry, novels, and travel works. For this reason we have chosen to allow other voices to tell part of the story, to illustrate through quotation the central, but often differing, role of the station in so many societies and so many lives.'They succeed triumphantly in this aim. After the introduction aptly called 'The Mystique of the Railway Station' there are fifteen absorbing chapters covering: The Station in Architecture (three chapters); The Station and Society; The Station in Politics; Class, Race, and Sex; Some Station Types; The Station in the Economy (two chapters); The Station as Place of Work; The Station in Wartime (two chapters); The Usual Offices; The Station in Painting and Poetry, Postcard and Poster; and The Station in Literature and Film. The scope is comprehensive, the achievement magnificent.'written with great enthusiasm . . . packed with rich detail. This is real social history.' Asa Briggs'full of good quotations, and (the authors) write with the infectious enthusiasm of addicts, captivated by the romance of railways' Times Literary Supplement'remarkable . . . the railway station in all its aspects' A. N. Wilson.

Author : Christopher Vine
Publisher : Christopher Vine 2008
ISBN 13 : 9781908897039
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Molten Metal written by Christopher Vine and published by Christopher Vine 2008. This book was released on 2012 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peter and Grandpa make a little electric locomotive from an old mobility scooter. With Grandpa's furnace, scrap iron is melted, then moulded into wheels. At last the engine is ready to go, but for how long? A making adventure with a twist and lots of technical information. 12 Watercolours by John Wardle. Age 6 to 12.

Author : Robert A. Bang
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780976279716
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The New York, Westchester & Boston Railway, 1906-1946 written by Robert A. Bang and published by . This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New York, Westchester & Boston Railway was a high-speed electric commuter railroad that was built ahead of its time. This 21-mile interurban railway served the bucolic suburbs of Westchester County from an out-of-the-way terminal at Harlem River, in the Bronx. Built and controlled by the New Haven, economics and politics would see this line removed from the landscape just before its true value could be realized. Author Robert A. Bang guides you through this journey on Westchester County's "forgotten railroad" with many never-before-published photographs and illustrations.

Author : Edward Marston
Publisher : International Publishers Marketing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Railway Detective written by Edward Marston and published by International Publishers Marketing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1851, after the London to Birmingham mail train is robbed and derailed, Inspector Robert Colbeck enlists the aid of former police officer Brendan Mulryne to help him investigate the crime.

Author : John Christopher
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781445634814
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cheltenham Flyer written by John Christopher and published by . This book was released on 2014-02-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For 'boys of all ages', a nostalgic volume which looks at the GWR's record-breaking Cheltenham Flyer and the daily nitty-gritty of operating the railway. Fully illustrated, presented in its entirety with an additional section to bring the topics up to date.