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The triumph of order : democracy and public space in New York and London / Lisa Keller.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Keller, Lisa.
- Series:
- Columbia history of urban life.
- The Columbia history of urban life
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Civil rights--New York (State)--New York.
- Civil rights.
- Civil rights--England--London.
- Liberty.
- New York (N.Y.)--Politics and government.
- New York (N.Y.).
- London (England)--Politics and government.
- London (England).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xvii, 338 pages) : illustrations, maps.
- Edition:
- Pbk. ed., 2010.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Columbia University Press, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In an effort to create a secure urban environment in which residents can work, live, and prosper with minimal disruption, New York and London established a network of laws, policing, and municipal government in the nineteenth century aimed at building the confidence of the citizenry and creating stability for economic growth. At the same time, these two world cities attempted to maintain an expansive level of free speech and assembly, concepts deeply ingrained in both national cultures. As democracy expanded in tandem with the size of the cities themselves, the two goals clashed, resul
- Contents:
- pt. 1. Prologue
- pt. 2. Public order in Victorian London
- pt 3. Violence and control in the Empire City
- pt. 4. Epilogue.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [295]-325) and index.
- Description based upon print version of record.
- ISBN:
- 9786612796470
- 9781282796478
- 128279647X
- 9780231518475
- 0231518471
- OCLC:
- 694142887
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