Lifted : a cultural history of the elevator / Andreas Bernard ; translated from German by David Dollenmayer.

Author
Bernard, Andreas, 1969- [Browse]
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Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
New York : New York University Press, [2014]
Description
309 pages ; 24 cm

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    Notes
    "Originally published as Die Geschichte des Fahrstuhls : über einen beweglichen Ort der Moderne, ©2006 Fischer Taschenbuch Verlag in der S. Fischer Verlag GmbH, Frankfurt am Main"--Title page verso.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references.
    Contents
    • Introduction: The History of Technology : New York, 1854
    • The Breach through the Building : Organizing the Vertical
    • From Attic to Penthouse : The Vertical Hierarchy of Buildings
    • Controls
    • Interiors.
    ISBN
    • 0814787169 (hardback : alkaline paper)
    • 9780814787168 (hardback : alkaline paper)
    LCCN
    2013035477
    OCLC
    857897837
    Other standard number
    • 40023364895
    RCP
    C - S
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