Becoming Metropolitan
The \u201cAge of Great Cities\u201d erupted in East Central Europe in the last quarter of the 19th century as migrants poured into imperial and regional capitals. For citizens of places like Cracow,…
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The \u201cAge of Great Cities\u201d erupted in East Central Europe in the last quarter of the 19th century as migrants poured into imperial and regional capitals. For citizens of places like Cracow, discovering and enacting metropolitan identities reinforced their break from a provincial past while affirming their belonging to \u201cmodern European civilization.\u201d Strolling the city streets, sipping coffee in caf\u00e9s, riding the electric tram, and reading the popular press, Cracovians connected to modern big-city culture. In this lively account, Wood looks to the mass circulation illustrated press as well as to supporting evidence from memoirs and archives from the period to present Cracow as a case study that demonstrates the ways people identify with modern urban life.Wood s original study represents a major shift in thinking about Cracovian and East Central European history
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