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Adapting to Abundance
Jewish Immigrants, Mass Consumption, and the Search for American Identity
Häftad, 1992
323 kr
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This is the first large-scale analysis of immigrant life in America to focus on habits of consumption. Hienze relies on primary sources to show how Jews responded to the prospect of mass consumption in America, familiarizing themselves with activities such as installment buying, vacationing, and …
To Be Mayor of New York
Ethnic Politics in the City
Inbunden, 1993
1346 kr
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From Tammany Hall to the election of David Dinkins, To Be Mayor of New York offers insights into the effect of ethnic competition on the demise of urban political machines. Beginning with a colorful assessment of New York City's Tammany Hall as it existed in the late nineteenth century, McNickle …
Empire on the Hudson
Entrepreneurial Vision and Political Power at the Port of New York Authority
Inbunden, 2001
3240 kr
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Revered and reviled in almost equal amounts since its inception, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has been responsible for creating and maintaining much of New York and New Jersey's transportation infrastructure-the things that make the region work. Doig traces the evolution of the …
Empire on the Hudson
Entrepreneurial Vision and Political Power at the Port of New York Authority
Häftad, 2002
872 kr
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Revered and reviled in almost equal amounts since its inception, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has been responsible for creating and maintaining much of New York and New Jersey's transportation infrastructure-the things that make the region work. Doig traces the evolution of the …
Morningside Heights
A History of Its Architecture and Development
Inbunden, 1998
1768 kr
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Morningside Heights, the institutional heart of New York City, is also one of the city's most architecturally distinguished neighborhoods. The high plateau that forms Morningside Heights is geographically isolated within the city and remained largely undeveloped even as neighboring Harlem and the …
All the Nations Under Heaven
An Ethnic and Racial History of New York City
Av Frederick Binder, David Reimers
Häftad, 1996
683 kr
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In certain neighborhoods of New York City, an immigrant may live out his or her entire life without even becoming fluent in English. From the Russians of Brooklyn's Brighton Beach to the Dominicans of Manhattan's Washington Heights, New York is arguably the most ethnically diverse city in the …
Down the Asphalt Path
The Automobile and the American City
Av Clay McShane
Häftad, 1995
315 kr
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Imagine a world without automobiles, traffic lights, and interstate highways. Or the words commuter and parking. For a nation that prides itself on the freedom of movement and the long weekend, this seems nearly impossible. In Down the Asphalt Path, Clay McShane examines the uniquely American …
Covenant with Color
Race and Social Power in Brooklyn
Häftad, 2001
620 kr
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Spanning three centuries of Brooklyn history from the colonial period to the present, A Covenant with Color exposes the intricate relations of dominance and subordination that have long characterized the relative social positions of white and black Brooklynites. Craig Steven Wilder-examining both …
Housing and the Democratic Ideal
The Life and Thought of Charles Abrams
Inbunden, 2000
1306 kr
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Charles Abrams (1902-1970) stood at the center of the policies, problems, and politics surrounding urban planning, housing reform, and the public and private interests involved in the expansion of the American state. He uniquely combined in one person the often divergent roles of "public" and …
Henry George and the Crisis of Inequality
Progress and Poverty in the Gilded Age
Inbunden, 2015
1240 kr
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America's remarkable explosion of industrial output and national wealth at the end of the nineteenth century was matched by a troubling rise in poverty and worker unrest. As politicians and intellectuals fought over the causes of this crisis, Henry George (1839-1897) published a radical critique of …
Henry George and the Crisis of Inequality
Progress and Poverty in the Gilded Age
Häftad, 2017
635 kr
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America's remarkable explosion of industrial output and national wealth at the end of the nineteenth century was matched by a troubling rise in poverty and worker unrest. As politicians and intellectuals fought over the causes of this crisis, Henry George (1839-1897) published a radical critique of …
Bronx
Häftad, 2006
271 kr
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Home to the New York Yankees, the Bronx Zoo, and the Grand Concourse, the Bronx was at one time a haven for upwardly mobile second-generation immigrants eager to leave the crowded tenements of Manhattan in pursuit of the American dream. Once hailed as a "wonder borough" of beautiful homes, parks, …
Between Ocean and City
The Transformation of Rockaway, New York
Av Lawrence Kaplan, Carol Kaplan
Inbunden, 2003
3240 kr
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Rockaway Beach was once a popular seaside resort in south Queens with a small permanent population. Shortly after World War II, large parts of this narrow peninsula between the ocean and the bay became some of New York City's worst slums. A historian who grew up in the community and his wife, a …
Between Ocean and City
The Transformation of Rockaway, New York
Av Lawrence Kaplan, Carol Kaplan
Häftad, 2003
872 kr
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Rockaway Beach was once a popular seaside resort in south Queens with a small permanent population. Shortly after World War II, large parts of this narrow peninsula between the ocean and the bay became some of New York City's worst slums. A historian who grew up in the community and his wife, a …
History of New York
Inbunden, 2004
976 kr
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New York is not America, Francois Weil writes, "but what America promises, perhaps its greatest promise." It may be hard to believe, then, that the quintessential symbol of American enterprise and energy was once quite low in the political and social hierarchy. Weil takes on the New York of myth …
History of New York
Häftad, 2004
245 kr
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New York is not America, Francois Weil writes, "but what America promises, perhaps its greatest promise." It may be hard to believe, then, that the quintessential symbol of American enterprise and energy was once quite low in the political and social hierarchy. Weil takes on the New York of myth …
Metropolitan Revolution
The Rise of Post-Urban America
Av Jon Teaford
Inbunden, 2006
2451 kr
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In this absorbing history, Jon C. Teaford traces the dramatic evolution of American metropolitan life. At the end of World War II, the cities of the Northeast and the Midwest were bustling, racially and economically integrated areas frequented by suburban and urban dwellers alike. Yet since 1945, …
Metropolitan Revolution
The Rise of Post-Urban America
Av Jon Teaford
Häftad, 2006
333 kr
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In this absorbing history, Jon C. Teaford traces the dramatic evolution of American metropolitan life. At the end of World War II, the cities of the Northeast and the Midwest were bustling, racially and economically integrated areas frequented by suburban and urban dwellers alike. Yet since 1945, …
Triumph of Order
Democracy and Public Space in New York and London
Av Lisa Keller
Inbunden, 2008
1240 kr
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In an effort to create a secure urban environment in which residents can work, live, and prosper with minimal disruption, New York and London established a network of laws, policing, and municipal government in the nineteenth century aimed at building the confidence of the citizenry and creating …
Triumph of Order
Democracy and Public Space in New York and London
Av Lisa Keller
Häftad, 2010
635 kr
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In an effort to create a secure urban environment in which residents can work, live, and prosper with minimal disruption, New York and London established a network of laws, policing, and municipal government in the nineteenth century aimed at building the confidence of the citizenry and creating …
Upsetting the Apple Cart
Black-Latino Coalitions in New York City from Protest to Public Office
Inbunden, 2014
323 kr
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Upsetting the Apple Cart surveys the history of black-Latino coalitions in New York City from 1959 to 1989. In those years, African American and Latino Progressives organized, mobilized, and transformed neighborhoods, workplaces, university campuses, and representative government in the nation's …
Ed Koch and the Rebuilding of New York City
Inbunden, 2010
1240 kr
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In 1978, Ed Koch assumed control of a city plagued by filth, crime, bankruptcy, and racial tensions. By the end of his mayoral run in 1989 and despite the Wall Street crash of 1987, his administration had begun rebuilding neighborhoods and infrastructure. Unlike many American cities, Koch's New …
Ed Koch and the Rebuilding of New York City
Häftad, 2012
315 kr
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In 1978, Ed Koch assumed control of a city plagued by filth, crime, bankruptcy, and racial tensions. By the end of his mayoral run in 1989 and despite the Wall Street crash of 1987, his administration had begun rebuilding neighborhoods and infrastructure. Unlike many American cities, Koch's New …
History of Housing in New York City
Inbunden, 2016
1884 kr
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Since its emergence in the mid-nineteenth century as the nation's "metropolis," New York has faced the most challenging housing problems of any American city, but it has also led the nation in innovation and reform. The horrors of the tenement were perfected in New York at the same time that the …
History of Housing in New York City
Häftad, 2016
448 kr
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Since its emergence in the mid-nineteenth century as the nation's "metropolis," New York has faced the most challenging housing problems of any American city, but it has also led the nation in innovation and reform. The horrors of the tenement were perfected in New York at the same time that the …
Triumph of Order
Democracy and Public Space in New York and London
Av Lisa Keller
E-bok, 2008
478 kr
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In an effort to create a secure urban environment in which residents can work, live, and prosper with minimal disruption, New York and London established a network of laws, policing, and municipal government in the nineteenth century aimed at building the confidence of the citizenry and creating …
Ed Koch and the Rebuilding of New York City
E-bok, 2010
464 kr
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In 1978, Ed Koch assumed control of a city plagued by filth, crime, bankruptcy, and racial tensions. In 1989, by the end of his mayoral run and despite the Wall Street crash of 1987, neighborhoods and infrastructure were being rebuilt. Unlike many American cities, Koch's New York was growing, not …
Morningside Heights
A History of Its Architecture and Development
Häftad, 2001
441 kr
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Morningside Heights, the institutional heart of New York City, is also one of the city's most architecturally distinguished neighborhoods. The high plateau that forms Morningside Heights is geographically isolated within the city and remained largely undeveloped even as neighboring Harlem and the …
