{"product_id":"the-railway-station-a-social-history-by-jeffrey-richards","title":"THE RAILWAY STATION: A Social History by Jeffrey Richards","description":"\u003cp\u003eTHE RAILWAY STATION: A Social History\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eby Jeffrey Richards\u003cbr\u003e\nand John M. MacKenzie\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003cbr\u003e\nISBN: 0192852019\u003cbr\u003e\nFormat: small paperback \u003cbr\u003e\nPublished: Oxford University Press 1988\u003cbr\u003e\nSize (mm): 130 w x 195 h x 35 d\u003cbr\u003e\nPages: 440\u003cbr\u003e\nSKU: A5\/2505\/0266\/T705\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT\u003cbr\u003e\nThis engaging book examines the role of the railway station around the world, revealing a microcosm more complex and fascinating than anything our nineteenth-century forebears could have dreamed of.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe authors chart the changing styles in the construction and decoration of the station, from the somber grandeur of St. Pancras in London to the humbler delights of country stations in the American Midwest. As the book shows, the various facilities offered by the station have assumed as much importance as the building itself: the ticket office and the waiting room have become as familiar as the trains.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eStations also have had a part to play in politics and the economy, especially in wartime, and governments throughout the world have long recognized their strategic significance.\u003c\/p\u003e  \n\n\u003cp\u003eIllustrated with monochrome images and illustrations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION\u003cbr\u003e\nExcellent with light handling wear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eREMARKS\u003cbr\u003e\nSee our other listings on the subject.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unicorn Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55450902397220,"sku":null,"price":39.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/1901\/6740\/files\/2209718491.jpg?v=1792613336","url":"https:\/\/unicornbooks.co.nz\/products\/the-railway-station-a-social-history-by-jeffrey-richards","provider":"Unicorn Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}