Flowers, Benjamin Sitton.
Skyscraper : the politics and power of building New York City in the twentieth century / Benjamin Flowers.
Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2009.
vi, 232 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
In Skyscraper: The Politics and Power of Building New York City in the Twentieth Century, Benjamin Flowers explores the role of culture and ideology in shaping the construction of skyscrapers and the way wealth and power have operated to reshape the urban landscape."--Inside jacket.
9780812241846 (alk. paper)
0812241843 (alk. paper)
Skyscrapers New York (State) New York.
Architecture and society New York (State) New York History 20th century.
Gratte-ciel New York (État) New York.
Architecture et société New York (État) New York Histoire 20e siècle.
Architecture and society.
Buildings.
Skyscrapers.
Hochhaus.
Städtebau.
New York (N.Y.) Buildings, structures, etc.
New York (State) New York.
New York.
New York (N.Y.) Empire State Building.
New York (N.Y.) Seagram Building.
New York (N.Y.) World Trade Center.
History.
Location: Library main 264574
Call No.: BIB 196025
Status: Available
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