Divided We Stand: A Biography Of New York's World Trade Center

Darton, Eric

ISBN 10: 0465017010 / ISBN 13: 9780465017010

Published by Basic Books, 1999

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Synopsis:

When the World Trade Towers in New York City were erected at the Hudson's edge, they led the way to a real estate boom that was truly astonishing. Divided We Stand reveals the coming together and eruption of four volatile elements: super-tall buildings, financial speculation, globalization, and terrorism. The Trade Center serves as a potent symbol of the disastrous consequences of undemocratic planning and development.This book is a history of that skyscraping ambition and the impact it had on New York and international life. It is a portrait of a building complex that lives at the convergence point of social and economic realities central not only to New York City but to all industrial cities and suburbs. A meticulously researched historical account based on primary documents, Divided We Stand is a contemporary indictment of the prevailing urban order in the spirit of Jane Jacobs's mid-century classic The Death and Life of Great American Cities .

About the Author: Eric Darton is the author of the critically acclaimed novel Free City, a cofounder of Yomama Art in New York City, and a former contributing editor of Conjunctions. He teaches media, technology, and cultural studies at Hunter College in New York City.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Divided We Stand: A Biography Of New York's ...
Publisher: Basic Books
Publication Date: 1999
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included