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000348613 1001_ $$aFlowers, Benjamin.
000348613 24510 $$aSkyscraper :$$bthe politics and power of building New York City in the twentieth century /$$cBenjamin Flowers.
000348613 260__ $$aPhiladelphia :$$bUniversity of Pennsylvania Press,$$cc2009.
000348613 300__ $$avi, 232 p. :$$bill. ;$$c27 cm.
000348613 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
000348613 5050_ $$aIntroduction. Narratives of the built environment : architecture, ideology, and skyscrapers -- Pt. I. The Empire State Building : the setback skyscraper, the great Depression, and American modernism. Ch. 1. Building, money, and power -- Ch. 2. Setback skyscrapers and American architectural development -- Ch. 3. Capital nightmares -- Ch. 4. The politics of American architecture in the 1930s -- Pt. II. The Seagram Building : the ascension of the international style and a somber monument to corporate authority. Ch. 5. Architecture culture into the 1950s -- Ch. 6. Clients and architect -- Ch. 7. Gangland's grip on business -- Ch. 8. Modern architecture and corporate America in the 1950s -- Pt. III. The World Trade Center : urban renewal, global capitalism, and regeneration through violence. Ch. 9. Regeneration through violence -- Ch. 10. The rhetoric and reality of urban renewal -- Ch. 11. Cathedrals of commerce : Minoru Yamasaki, skyscraper design and the rise of postmoderism -- Conclusion. Into the future -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Index -- Acknowledgments.
000348613 650_0 $$aSkyscrapers$$zNew York (State)$$zNew York.
000348613 650_0 $$aArchitecture and society$$zNew York (State)$$zNew York$$xHistory$$y20th century.
000348613 651_0 $$aNew York (N.Y.)$$xBuildings, structures, etc.
000348613 85200 $$bgen$$hNA6232$$i.F66$$i2009
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