Upscaling Downtown : From Bowery Saloons to Cocktail Bars in New York City.
Once known for slum-like conditions in its immigrant and working-class neighborhoods, New York City's downtown now features luxury housing, chic boutiques and hotels, and, most notably, a vibrant nightlife culture. While a burgeoning bar scene can be viewed as a positive sign of urban transform...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton :
Princeton University Press,
2014.
©2014 |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION: Night and Day; CHAPTER 1: The Bowery and Its Bars; CHAPTER 2: Growing Nightlife Scenes; CHAPTER 3: Weaving a Nostalgia Narrative; CHAPTER 4: Entrepreneurial Spirits; CHAPTER 5: Regulating Nightlife Scenes; CHAPTER 6: The Limits of Local Democracy; CONCLUSION: Upscaling New York; METHODOLOGICAL APPENDIX: Studying the Social Ecosystem of Bars; NOTES; REFERENCES; INDEX.