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Book SynopsisThe impact of constant technological change upon our perception of the world is so pervasive as to have become a commonplace of modern society. This title 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.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Foreword Alan Trachtenberg Preface to the 2014 Edition 1. The Mechanization of Motive Power 2. The Machine Ensemble 3. Railroad Space and Railroad Time Excursus: The Space of Glass Architecture 4. Panoramic Travel 5. The Compartment The End of Converstaion while Traveling Isolation Drama in the Compartment The Compartment as a Problem 6. The American Railroad Transporation Before the Railroad The Construction of the Railroad The New Type of Carriage River Steamboat and Canal Packet as Models for the American Railroad Car Sea Voyage on Rails Postscript 7. The Pathology of the Railroad Journey Excursus: Industrial Fatigue 8. The Accident Accident and Crisis 9. Railway Accident, 'Railway Spine' and Traumatic Neurosis
