The Last Bohemia: Scenes from the Life of Williamsburg, Brooklyn

by Robert Anasi

Book Overview

A firsthand account of the swift transformation of Williamsburg, from factory backwater to artists' district to trendy hub and high-rise colony Williamsburg, Brooklyn, is now so synonymous with hipster culture and the very idea of urban revitalization--so well-known from Chicago to Cambodia as the playground for the game of ironized status-seeking and lifestyle one-upmanship--that it's easy to forget how just a few years ago it was a very different...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374533318
• ISBN13: 9780374533311
• Release Date: August 2012
• Publisher: Farrar, Strauss & Giroux-3pl
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.0" x 7.6"