London's Soho district underwent a spectacular transformation
between the late Victorian era and the end of the Second World War:
its fin-de-siecle buildings and dark streets infamous for sex,
crime, political disloyalty, and ethnic diversity became a centre
of culinary and cultural tourism servicing patrons of nearby shops
and theatres. Indulgences for the privileged and the upwardly
mobile edged a dangerous, transgressive space imagined to be
outside the nation. Treating Soho as exceptional, but also
representative of London's urban transformation, Judith Walkowitz
shows how the area's foreignness, liminality, and porousness were
key to the explosion of culture and development of modernity in the
first half of the twentieth century. She draws on a vast and
unusual range of sources to stitch together a rich patchwork quilt
of vivid stories and unforgettable characters, revealing how Soho
became a showcase for a new cosmopolitan identity.
General
| Imprint: |
Yale University Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
March 2012 |
| First published: |
May 2012 |
| Authors: |
Judith Walkowitz
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 42mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
432 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-300-15194-7 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
History >
General
Books >
History >
General
|
| LSN: |
0-300-15194-2 |
| Barcode: |
9780300151947 |
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