The Landscape of Modernity

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Author	: David Ward
Publisher	: JHU Press
Total Pages	: 390
Release	: 1997-04-23
ISBN-10	: 0801856094
ISBN-13	: 9780801856099
Rating	: 4/5 (94 Downloads)

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Book Synopsis The Landscape of Modernity by : David Ward

Book excerpt: Creating the modern city - Planning for New York City - Real estate values, zoning, density, intervention - Building the vertical city - Empire State Building - Going from home to work - Subways, transit politics - Sweatshop migration - Identity - Little Italy's decline - Jewish neighbourhoods - Cities of light - Street lighting.

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