Preindustrial cities relied primarily on appearance with spatial segregation as a secondary cue
Evidence
It is true that compared with the modern city dweller’s, the historic urbanite’s reliance on spatial clues was limited. The integration of persons and activities in his city’s public space made the determination of “who” on the basis of “where” a rather risky business. Nonetheless, it is also true that some spatial segregation of persons and activities did occur in the preindustrial city. … To the degree that this was the case, location could combine with appearance to provide information about the strange other. — Lyn H. Lofland, World of Strangers_ Order and Action in…, 261
Categorization
Category: Connection Points
- XREF: Sets up the pivot to the modern city where location dominates appearance — the exact inverse pole of Simmel’s blasé and the reader’s cross-reading with Cole.
Related
- Cities historically shifted from appearance-based to location-based stranger identification (similarity 0.91)
- Urban history trends from appearance-based to location-based ordering (similarity 0.88)
- Urban identification shifted from appearance clues to spatial location (similarity 0.87)
- Urban history shifts identity-reading from appearance cues to location cues (similarity 0.87)
- Preindustrial urban heterogeneity differed by being overtly displayed, not by existing (similarity 0.83)
- Preindustrial cities segregated outsiders by lodging rather than by restricting movement (similarity 0.83)
- Preindustrial cities made social differences visually overt and legible (similarity 0.83)
- Preindustrial public space only looks disordered because its ordering principle differs from ours (similarity 0.82)
- Location is the single best clue for identifying urban strangers. (similarity 0.82)
- Preindustrial urban diversity looks like disorder only because its ordering principle differs (similarity 0.81)
- Preindustrial cities segregated activities far less spatially than modern cities (similarity 0.81)
- Preindustrial city streets served as venues for activities modern cities segregate into specialized spaces (similarity 0.81)
- Preindustrial cities spatially managed unknown foreigners by type. (similarity 0.81)
- Urban spatial expansion enabled large-scale segregation of people and activities. (similarity 0.81)
- Urban life is possible because strangers remain categorically identifiable (similarity 0.81)
Broader Connections
- Preindustrial cities segregated outsiders by lodging rather than by restricting movement
#expands(0.70) — Lyn H. Lofland, World of Strangers_ Order and Action in…, 266 - Industrialization shifted urban stranger-identification from dress to location
#qualifies(0.65) — Lyn H. Lofland, World of Strangers_ Order and Action in…, 300 - Industrial urbanization destroyed appearance as a reliable clue to strangers’ identities
#contradicts(0.50) — Lyn H. Lofland, World of Strangers_ Order and Action in…, 351