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| Material Type: | Government publication, State or province government publication |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Wolfgang Schivelbusch |
| ISBN: | 9780520058125 0520058127 9780520059290 0520059298 |
| OCLC Number: | 13581021 |
| Language Note: | In English translated from the German. |
| Notes: | Translation of: Geschichte der Eisenbahnreise. Erratum slip laid in. |
| Description: | xvi, 203 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Contents: | Foreword / Alan Trachtenberg -- The mechanization of motive power -- The machine ensemble -- Railroad space and railroad time -- The space of glass architecture -- Panoramic travel -- The compartment. The end of conversation while traveling ; Isolation ; Drama in the compartment ; The compartment as a problem -- The American railroad. Transportation 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 -- The pathology of the railroad journey -- Industrial fatigue -- The accident. Accident and crisis -- Railway accident , "railway spine" and traumatic neurosis -- The history of shock -- Stimulus shield : or, the industrialized consciousness -- The railroad station : entrance to the city -- Tracks in the city -- Circulation. |
| Other Titles: | Geschichte der Eisenbahnreise. |
| Responsibility: | Wolfgang Schivelbusch. |
Table of Contents:
Acknowledgments viii
Foreword - Arnold Trachtenberg xiii
1. The Mechanization of Motive Power 1
2. The Machine Ensemble 16
3. Railroad Space and Railroad Time 33
Excursus: The Space of Glass Architecture 45
4. Panoramic Travel 52
5. The Compartment 70
The End of Conversation while Traveling 73
Isolation 77
Drama in the Compartment 80
The Compartment as a Problem 83
6.The American Railroad 89
Transportation Before the Railroad 95
The Construction of the Railroad 95
The New Type of Carraige 98
River Steamboat and Canal PAcket as Models for the American Railraod Car 103
Sea Voyage on Rails 107
Postscript 112
7. The Pathology of the Railroad Journey
Excurus: Industrial Fatigue 124
8. The Accident 124
Accident and Crisis 132
9.Railway Accident, "Railway Spine" and Traumatic Neurosis 134
Excursus: The History of Shock 150
10. Stimulus Shield: or, the Industrialized Conciousness 159
11. The Railroad Station: Entrance to the City 171
12. Tracks in the City 178
13. Circulation 188
Bibliographical Note 198
Index 201
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