American urban ruins have become increasingly prominent, whether in debates about home foreclosures, images of 9/11, or postapocalyptic movies. Recovering numerous scenes of urban desolation, this work argues that this association between American cities and ruins dates back to a much earlier period in the nation's history.
| Autor: | Yablon Nick |
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| ISBN: | 9780226946634 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Produktart: | Gebunden |
| Verlag: | University Presses |
| Veröffentlicht: | 01.02.2010 |
| Untertitel: | An Archaeology of American Urban Modernity, 1819-1919 |
| Schlagworte: | 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899 C 1900 - C 1914 HISTORY / Social History HISTORY / United States / 19th Century HISTORY / United States / 20th Century History of the Americas Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900 SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban Social & cultural history Social and cultural history USA United States of America, USA Urban communities c 1800 to c 1900 c 1900 to c 1909 |