Contents // List of illustrations page viii // List of maps x // List of tables xi // Acknowledgments xii // Introduction 1 // Part One 1750-1850, an era of disruption // 1 Urban worlds around 1750 13 // 2 Industrial urbanization 41 // 3 Varieties of urban protest 70 // 4 Pursuits of urban improvement 99 // Part Two 1850-1914, an era of reconstruction // 5 The challenge of the big cities 129 // 6 Toward the social city 169 // 7 Urban cultures 206 // 8 Imperial and colonial cities 244 // Conclusion 281 // Appendix A: The growth of selected large cities in Europe, // 1750-1910 287 // Appendix B: General works on individual cities 289 // Index 294