City of Cities
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There is no period in London's history in which the city was more dynamic, fascinating, innovative and important than the thirty years before the First World War.
The transition was profound and touched all aspects of the city and those who lived in it. This is the age of the London Underground (five "tube" lines were constructed) and the motor car (more Londoners were killed in traffic accidents in 1910 than in 2000). It is the era of massive urban development, the arrival of electric lighting, large scale social housing and imperial civic buildings. London saw the rise of massive immigration, Fleet Street and the arrival of mass consumption.
It's often believed that the First World War had a revolutionary impact on the tranquil Edwardian era before it. On the contrary: the war itself was a product of a period of massive revolutionary change.
Pan Macmillan acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and their connections to lands, waters and communities.
We pay our respect to Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today. We honour more than sixty thousand years of storytelling, art and culture.
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