{"product_id":"the-feel-of-the-city-9781442615816","title":"The Feel of the City","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Feel of the City\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction - 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","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53187497492823,"sku":"9781442615816","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-feel-of-the-city-9781442615816","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}