Triumph of Order: Democracy & Public Space in New York and London

by Lisa Keller

Book Overview

In an effort to create a secure urban environment in which residents can work, live, and prosper with minimal disruption, New York and London established a network of laws, policing, and municipal government in the nineteenth century aimed at building the confidence of the citizenry and creating stability for economic growth. At the same time, these two world cities attempted to maintain an expansive level of free speech and assembly, concepts...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231146736
• ISBN13: 9780231146739
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.0"