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Book SynopsisAt the start of the twentieth century, the modern metropolis was a riot of sensation. City dwellers lived in an environment filled with smoky factories, crowded homes, and lively thoroughfares. Sights, sounds, and smells flooded their senses, while changing conceptions of health and decorum forced many to rethink their most banal gestures, from the way they negotiated speeding traffic to the use they made of public washrooms.
The Feel of the City exposes the sensory experiences of city-dwellers in Montreal and Brussels at the turn of the century and the ways in which these shaped the social and cultural significance of urban space. Using the experiences of municipal officials, urban planners, hygienists, workers, writers, artists, and ordinary citizens, Nicolas Kenny explores the implications of the senses for our understanding of modernity.
Trade Review'Kenny treats readers to an unusual but fascinating and valuable perspective on industrialization and urbanization... Highly recommended.' -- J. Rogers Choice Magazine, vol 52:02:2015
Table of ContentsIntroduction - The Body Urban Chapter 1 - Comparable Cities Chapter 2 - Image Makers Chapter 3 - Encounters with Industrial Space Chapter 4 - Home for a Rest Chapter 5 - Street Scenes Conclusion - Keeping in Touch
