InhaltsangabeIntroduction. 1. Industrialization: Economy and Culture. 2. The Faustian Man: A Society in Motion. 3. From the Cult of Genius to Worship of Art. 4. On the Cultural History of Nationalism. 5. A Century of Family and Home: Daily Routines and Country Excursions. 6. Baudelaire in the Department Store: Urban Living and Consumption. 7. The Breakthrough of Mechanical Reproduction. 8. Colonial Culture and European Identity. 9. Fin de Siècle: The End of a Century. 10. Conclusion: "Things to Come". Notes. Sources and Literature

Hannu Salmi is Professor of Cultural History at the University of Turku.