Words and Deeds

The Urban Discourse of the late nineteenth century was characterized by an exchange between the realms of the ideal and of the practical. This volume examines urban treatises of the period, seeing them not as utopian blueprints but as critical discourses on the relationship between city and society. Part one addresses idealized concepts of the city and the desire for a better future. Part two deals with key practical urban interventions and transformations. This innovative volume will interest historians of architecture, civil engineers, urban historians, sociologists, and geographers.