19th Century Europe: A Cultural History

Acknowledgements vi

Introduction 1

1 Industrialization: Economy and Culture 12

2 The Faustian Man: A Society in Motion 29

3 From the Cult of Genius to Worship of Art 43

4 On the Cultural History of Nationalism 58

5 A Century of Family and Home: Daily Routines and Country Excursions 72

6 Baudelaire in the Department Store: Urban Living and Consumption 88

7 The Breakthrough of Mechanical Reproduction 99

8 Colonial Culture and European Identity 112

9 Fin de Siècle: The End of a Century 124

10 Conclusion: ‘Things to Come’ 140

Notes 148

Bibliography 165

Index 184