The Europeans from Orlando Figes (2019) narrates a glittering history of culture: the flows of technologies and artists as they traverse the routes of Europe from Madrid to Moscow to create cosmopolitan beliefs and identity. From railways to book production, nineteenth century Europe made possible cultural flows that changed the way people thought of themselves. “Before the railways it was not uncommon for citizens to spend their whole life in the town where they were born” (ibid.:47). 更多
