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The New Metropolis. New York City 1840-1857.
Edward K. Spann
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Description for The New Metropolis. New York City 1840-1857.
Paperback. This book is the drama of a major city and its confrontation with the problems and opportunities of a modernizing world. Num Pages: 546 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 190 x 38. Weight in Grams: 908.
In one generation, New York was transformed into one of the great cities of the modern world. The causes and results of this change are emphasized by Edward K. Spann in The New Metropolis. This book is a brilliant evocation of the years when a seaport town was lost and a great metropolis gained. It is the happy story of American ingenuity, achievement, and urban success, but it is also the story of urban wretchedness and failure. Above all, it is the drama of a major city and its confrontation with the problems and opportunities of a modernizing world.
In one generation, New York was transformed into one of the great cities of the modern world. The causes and results of this change are emphasized by Edward K. Spann in The New Metropolis. This book is a brilliant evocation of the years when a seaport town was lost and a great metropolis gained. It is the happy story of American ingenuity, achievement, and urban success, but it is also the story of urban wretchedness and failure. Above all, it is the drama of a major city and its confrontation with the problems and opportunities of a modernizing world.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
546
Condition
New
Number of Pages
546
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231050852
SKU
V9780231050852
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Reviews for The New Metropolis. New York City 1840-1857.
Few scholarly historians have attempted to present a thorough account of the evolution of all the diverse forms of life and endeavor in the city during a given period. Few have moved from the preparation of detailed sketches to the creation of a sweeping portrait encompassing all the contrasting colors and tones of a metropolis. In The New Metropolis Edward ... Read more