The triumph of order : democracy & public space in New York and London / Lisa Keller.

Main entry:

Keller, Lisa.

Title & Author:

The triumph of order : democracy & public space in New York and London / Lisa Keller.

Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, 2009.

Description:

xvii, 338 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Series:

Columbia history of urban life

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-325) and index.
The elements of democracy : free speech, free assembly, and the law -- The world of the great city -- London before 1850 -- The Sunday trading bill riots -- Prelude to black and bloody -- Black Monday, bloody Sunday -- Taking back Trafalgar -- New York before 1870 -- The battle over Tompkins Square -- New York under control -- The regulated city -- The triumph of order.

Summary:

A tale of two rapidly modernizing cities and their mutual desire to balance freedom and control. Lisa Keller divides her study into five categories: cities; police and militia; the public; free speech and assembly; and the law.

Resources:
Table of contents
Book review (H-Net)

ISBN:

9780231146722 (cloth ; alk. paper)
0231146728 (cloth ; alk. paper)
9780231518475 (e-book)
0231518471 (e-book)
9780231146739
0231146736

Subject:

Civil rights New York (State) New York.
Civil rights England London.
Liberty.
Freedom
Liberté.
freedom.
Civil rights.
Politics and government
Bürgerrecht
Öffentliche Ordnung
Openbare ruimte.
Democratie.
Protestacties.
Orde.
New York (N.Y.) Politics and government.
London (England) Politics and government.
New York (N.Y.) Administration.
England London.
New York (State) New York.
London
New York, NY
Londen.
New York (stad)

Added entries:

Columbia history of urban life.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 260139
Call No.: BIB 191035
Status: Available

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