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Benjamin Chesluk weaves together surprising stories of everyday life in and around the Times Square redevelopment, tracing the connections between people from every level of this grand project in social and spatial engineering: the developers, architects, and designers responsible for reshaping the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Chesluk, Benjamin Jacob
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©2008.
Temas:
1900-1999
City planning > Political aspects > New York (State) > New York.
Urban renewal > New York (State) > New York > History > 20th century.
Power (Social sciences)
Rénovation urbaine > New York (État) > New York > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Pouvoir (Sciences sociales)
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > General.
City planning > Political aspects.
Social conditions
Urban renewal.
Times Square (New York, N.Y.) > Social conditions > 20th century.
Times Square (New York, N.Y.) > Conditions sociales > 20e siècle.
New York (State) > New York.
New York (State) > New York > Times Square.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Benjamin Chesluk weaves together surprising stories of everyday life in and around the Times Square redevelopment, tracing the connections between people from every level of this grand project in social and spatial engineering: the developers, architects, and designers responsible for reshaping the urban public spaces of Times Square and Forty-second Street; the experimental Midtown Community Court and its Times Square Ink. job-training program for misdemeanor criminals; encounters between NYPD officers and residents of Hells Kitchen; and angry confrontations between city planners and neighbo.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 230 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, map
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-216) and index.
ISBN:9780813543819
0813543819
1281224219
9781281224217
9786611224219
6611224211

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