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Title: Assembly and Association: Mapping the Development of the Public Sphere in 19th Century Columbia County, NY

Citation Type: Dissertation/Thesis

Publication Year: 2016

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Abstract: This project seeks to investigate the development of the Habermasian public sphere in Columbia County, NY, during the rapid expansion of railway transportation from the middle-to-the late-19th century, by gathering and presenting information about the proliferation of railway stations and select public institutions between 1840 and 1900. In charting the spread of area libraries, newspapers, post offices, and churches during this period, this project utilizes and combines methodological approaches taken by a number of landmark recent studies in historical geography and digital history; in so doing, it prototypes the research and pedagogical value and promise of incorporating an array of practices within a single study. Ultimately, this project posits that a spatial understanding of the emergence, colocation, and interaction of these public institutions opens up new lines of inquiry into how residents of Columbia County, NY, experienced and influenced radical change during industrialization.

Url: http://academicworks.cuny.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2532&context=gc_etds

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Authors: Meatto, Christopher L

Institution: City University of New York

Department: The Graduate Center

Advisor: Luke Waltzer

Degree: Master of Arts

Publisher Location: New York

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Topics: Land Use/Urban Organization, Other

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