Modernity and Meaning in Victorian London

1. Introduction: ‘The Capital of the Human Race’: The City as the Centre of Modernity
Joseph Sapio

2. ‘The Bonds of Empire and Imperial Fraternity’: London as Imperial Capital
Joseph Sapio

3. ‘How Differently We Go Ahead in America!’: American Constructions of British Modernity
Joseph Sapio

4. ‘A Kingdom in Itself’: Domestic Perceptions of Metropolitan Space
Joseph Sapio

5. ‘England Has No Greatness Left Save in Her Industry’: London as a Path to Disharmony
Joseph Sapio

6. Epilogue: ‘The Vast Curiosity-Shop of All the World’: London and the Culture of Modernity
Joseph Sapio

Avainsanat: History, History of Britain and Ireland, Social History, Imperialism and Colonialism, Modern History, World History, Global and Transnational History