Contribuições de Friedrich Engels no estudo da polarização de Manchester nos oitocentos

Abstract

The industrialization process is undoubtedly the engine of transformations in the modern society. The development of the central core of the cities is closely related to the advent of the Industrial Revolution and the development of capitalism, commerce and transport. The spatial processes of centralization and invasion-succession are determinant in the configuration of the urban structure of western industrial cities, as the center stands out for its role in interurban and interregional relations. It appears that the concentration of activities constituted an optimal and rational location in maximizing profits and capital interests. Based on Friedrich Engels' analysis of the urban reality of the city of Manchester, considered the “heart” of the revolution and the classic model of the modern industrial city, we seek to present intrinsic characteristics in the relationship between industrialization and the genesis of the central area. The issue encompasses the coexistence of human misery and material opulence, from the reflection of scientific works, as well as aesthetic productions from the period in question, that indicate the heavy and contradictory atmosphere constituent of the urban and industrial society.