"For the first time, Early Modern Streets unites the diverse strands of scholarship on urban streets between circa 1450 and 1800 and tackles key questions on how early modern urban society was shaped and how this changed over time. Accompanied by over 50illustrations, Early Modern Streets is the perfect resource for all students and scholars interested in urban life in early modern Europe"--
A European Perspective. Early Modern Streets provides a comprehensive overview of European urban society between 1450 and 1800 and tackles key questions on how this society was shaped and changed over time. This book addresses important historiographical controversies on order, power, and control, on the relationship between popular and elite culture, and on the appropriation of urban space. It encourages students to reflect critically upon the impact of fundamental changes in early modern society such as the growing role of the state, urbanisation, the disciplining process, and the rise of the public sphere. Early Modern Streets moves
For the first time, Early Modern Streets unites the diverse strands of scholarship on urban streets between circa 1450 and 1800 and tackles key questions on how early modern urban society was shaped and how this changed over time.