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Beautiful Terrible Ruins : Detroit and the Anxiety of Decline /
Once the manufacturing powerhouse of the nation, Detroit has become emblematic of failing cities everywhere-the paradigmatic city of ruins-and the epicenter of an explosive growth in images of urban decay. In Beautiful Terrible Ruins, art historian Dora Apel explores a wide array of these images, ra...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New Brunswick, NJ :
Rutgers University Press,
[2015]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Modernity In Ruins
- 1. Ruin Terrors And Pleasures
- 2. Fear And Longing In Detroit
- 3. Urban Exploration: Beauty In Decay
- 4. Detroit Ruin Images: Where Are The People?
- 5. Looking For Signs Of Resurrection
- 6. Surviving In The Postapocalyptic Landscape
- Conclusion: Your Town Tomorrow
- Notes
- Selected Bibliography
- Index
- About The Author