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Kniha Chicago Harold M. Mayer

Chicago

Growth of a Metropolis

Autor: Harold M. Mayer, Richard C. Wade
Jazyk: Angličtina
Vazba: Brožovaná
Vydavatel: The University of Chicago Press
Dostupnost: Očekávaný dotisk
Termín neznámý
1 162 Kč
This is the story of Chicago and how it grew. In a little over a century it rose from a mere frontie...

Informace o knize

Autor
Harold M. Mayer, Richard C. Wade
Jazyk
Angličtina
Vazba
Kniha - Brožovaná
Vydáno
1973
Stránek
522
EAN
9780226512747
ISBN
0226512746
Enbook ID
04547332
Vydavatel
The University of Chicago Press
Hmotnost
1191
Rozměry
21 x 24 x 3

Kompletní popis

This is the story of Chicago and how it grew. In a little over a century it rose from a mere frontier outpost to become one of the great cities of the world. No single book can possibly encompass the immense scope of this development or convey the endless diversity of the life of Chicago's people. But with the help of the camera it is possible to capture many dimensions of this extraordinary story. This volume, however, which comprises over 1,000 pictures and 50 maps, tries to do more than show physical development--it attempts to suggest how the city expanded and why it looks the way it does. Because it asks different questions, this book differs markedly from other pictorial histories of American cities. Instead of emphasizing society and customs, this volume deals with the physical conditions of life. In place of the conventional interest in founding fathers and leading families, it is more concerned with street scenes and ordinary people. Without neglecting downtown, it also reaches into the residential areas and neighborhood shopping centers. Moreover, this volume is concerned with suburbs and satellite towns as well as the historic city. Chicago: Growth of a Metropolis is an incredible book. Like its subject it is excessive, and nothing succeeds like excess. It is handsomely designed, with a thousand photographs that document the physical growth and the spatial patterns of the city. . . . A dimensionalism comes through that no other city has. Carl Sandburg sang it in his poetry, and the book does more to grasp it . . . than any other book I have seen.--Hugh Newell Jacobson, New Republic

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