Cityscapes: A History of New York in Images

by Deborah Dash Moore

Book Overview

Neither a conventional history of the city nor simply a collection of illustrations and photographs, this ground-breaking work weaves together diverse historical works--from political and economic analyses to ethnic and gender studies--with visual evidence from each period.

Through almost 800 images, Cityscapes tells the story of the city from its origins in the early seventeenth century through the end of the twentieth century. In...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231106246
• ISBN13: 9780231106245
• Release Date: November 2001
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 8.4" x 11.3"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher