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" Naked city : "
Sharon Zukin
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BL
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712143
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b534332
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| Main Entry
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Zukin, Sharon
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| Title & Author
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Naked city : : the death and life of authentic urban places /\ Sharon Zukin
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| Publication Statement
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Oxford ;New York :: Oxford University Press,, 2010
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xv, 294 p. :: ill., map ;; 25 cm
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0195382854 (acid-free paper)
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: 9780195382853 (acid-free paper)
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-280) and index
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| Contents
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Origins and new beginnings -- How Brooklyn became cool -- Why Harlem is not a ghetto -- Living local in the East Village -- Union square and the paradox of public space -- A tale of two globals: pupusas and Ikea in Red Hook -- The billboard and the garden: a struggle for roots -- Destination culture and the crisis of authenticity
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| Abstract
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As cities have gentrified, educated urbanites have come to prize what they regard as "authentic" urban life: aging buildings, art galleries, small boutiques, upscale food markets, neighborhood old-timers, funky ethnic restaurants, and old, family-owned shops. These signify a place's authenticity, in contrast to the bland standardization of the suburbs and exurbs. But as Sharon Zukin shows in Naked City , the rapid and pervasive demand for authenticity--evident in escalating real estate prices, expensive stores, and closely monitored urban streetscapes--has helped drive out the very people who first lent a neighborhood its authentic aura: immigrants, the working class, and artists. Zukin traces this economic and social evolution in six archetypal New York areas--Williamsburg, Harlem, the East Village, Union Square, Red Hook, and the city's community gardens--and travels to both the city's first IKEA store and the World Trade Center site. She shows that for followers of Jane Jacobs, this transformation is a perversion of what was supposed to happen. Indeed, Naked City is a sobering update of Jacobs' legendary 1962 book, The Death and Life of Great American Cities
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City and town life-- New York (State)-- New York
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Community development, Urban-- New York (State)-- New York
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Urbanization-- New York (State)-- New York
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| Dewey Classification
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307.1/4164097471
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HN80.N5Z85 2010
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