HIST 1095 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Rue De Rivoli, Haussmann'S Renovation Of Paris, International Development

• School: York University
• Department: History
• Course: HIST 1095
• Professor: Jennifer Stephen

Document Summary

Lecture 2: histories and spaces: paris and london. How do you order a city: police, government! Also brings subways, transportation, sewers (which solved cholera problem) ! Contradiction produces a need to solve the problems! Image of surveillance cameras (all around london) ! Tuesday, september 22, 2015: the historical organization of the course ! Fran aise: in france & britain - everything happens in london and paris (real centre of country), represents accomplishment and power in 19th century in every way ! Tuesday, september 22, 2015: the historical framework, 1850s to 1914! The growth of european empires: throughout the 19th century, european empires extend into africa, the americas and. Asia: by the mid-19th century, both britain and france have large non-european empires, this makes london and paris not only national capitals, but also imperial capitals and. Tuesday, september 22, 2015 centres of global trade and nance!