Manhattan Projects : The Rise And Fall Of Urban Renewal In Cold War New York


Cover of the book Manhattan Projects : The Rise And Fall Of Urban Renewal In Cold War New York by Samuel Zipp, Oxford University Press, USA
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Samuel Zipp ISBN: 9780195328745
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA Publication: May 24, 2010
Imprint: Oxford University Press, USA Language: English
Author: Samuel Zipp
ISBN: 9780195328745
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Publication: May 24, 2010
Imprint: Oxford University Press, USA
Language: English
Moving beyond the usual good-versus-evil story that pits master-planner Robert Moses against the plucky neighborhood advocate Jane Jacobs, Samuel Zipp sheds new light on the rise and fall of New York's urban renewal in the decades after World War II. Focusing on four iconic "Manhattan projects"--the United Nations building, Stuyvesant Town, Lincoln Center, and the great swaths of public housing in East Harlem--Zipp unearths a host of forgotten stories and characters that flesh out the conventional history of urban renewal. He shows how boosters hoped to make Manhattan the capital of modernity and a symbol of American power, but even as the builders executed their plans, a chorus of critics revealed the dark side of those Cold War visions, attacking urban renewal for perpetuating deindustrialization, racial segregation, and class division; for uprooting thousands, and for implanting a new, alienating cityscape. Cold War-era urban renewal was not merely a failed planning ideal, Zipp concludes, but also a crucial phase in the transformation of New York into both a world city and one mired in urban crisis.
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Moving beyond the usual good-versus-evil story that pits master-planner Robert Moses against the plucky neighborhood advocate Jane Jacobs, Samuel Zipp sheds new light on the rise and fall of New York's urban renewal in the decades after World War II. Focusing on four iconic "Manhattan projects"--the United Nations building, Stuyvesant Town, Lincoln Center, and the great swaths of public housing in East Harlem--Zipp unearths a host of forgotten stories and characters that flesh out the conventional history of urban renewal. He shows how boosters hoped to make Manhattan the capital of modernity and a symbol of American power, but even as the builders executed their plans, a chorus of critics revealed the dark side of those Cold War visions, attacking urban renewal for perpetuating deindustrialization, racial segregation, and class division; for uprooting thousands, and for implanting a new, alienating cityscape. Cold War-era urban renewal was not merely a failed planning ideal, Zipp concludes, but also a crucial phase in the transformation of New York into both a world city and one mired in urban crisis.

More books from Oxford University Press, USA

Cover of the book Fanny Brice : The Original Funny Girl by Samuel Zipp
Cover of the book Truth and Fiction in The Da Vinci Code:A Historian Reveals What We Really Know about Jesus, Mary Magdalene, and Constantine by Samuel Zipp
Cover of the book Rhythms of the Brain by Samuel Zipp
Cover of the book Japan In World History by Samuel Zipp
Cover of the book Storm over Texas:The Annexation Controversy and the Road to Civil War by Samuel Zipp
Cover of the book Sudan, South Sudan, and Darfur:What Everyone Needs to Know by Samuel Zipp
Cover of the book Americanos: Latin America's Struggle for Independence by Samuel Zipp
Cover of the book Saving Nelson Mandela:The Rivonia Trial and the Fate of South Africa by Samuel Zipp
Cover of the book American Politics: A Very Short Introduction by Samuel Zipp
Cover of the book The Compatibility Gene: How Our Bodies Fight Disease, Attract Others, and Define Our Selves by Samuel Zipp
Cover of the book Oxford History of Western Music: 5-vol. set: 5-vol. set by Samuel Zipp
Cover of the book Ethics in Psychology and the Mental Health Professions : Standards and Cases by Samuel Zipp
Cover of the book Thicker Than Oil : America's Uneasy Partnership With Saudi Arabia by Samuel Zipp
Cover of the book Saint Augustine of Hippo: An Intellectual Biography by Samuel Zipp
Cover of the book The Complete Euripides:Volume I: Trojan Women and Other Plays by Samuel Zipp
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy