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Lädt ... Invented Cities: The Creation of Landscape in Nineteenth-Century New York and Bostonvon Mona Domosh
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. As an occasionally disgruntled Boston resident, this is perhaps the book I’ve recommended to people the most in real life. Yet I just realized that I never gave my two pesetas worth here in cyberspace. As it’s been a few years, I can’t recall all the particular nuances of this – such as whether “The Creation of Landscape…” as subtitle comes close to anything meaningful - but this is definitely an illuminating read if you ever wondered just what happened to seemingly reverse the destinies of Boston and New York during the nineteenth century. It’s a century where a few Brahmins take the helm and essentially drop anchor whereas New York had a less solidified leadership and thus “The City” burgeoned through diverse means and a certain lack of control from above. Such geographical factors like the potential for shipping obviously benefitted the island, but the powers that be in Beantown aided their increasing stagnation by pushing all fledgling industries outside of town and rested on their cultural laurels. Again, I can’t speak to the particulars of the writing and research but I recall it as offering a great historical account of something that in, say, 1802 might not have been predicted. ( ) keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
Why do cities look the way they do? In this intriguing new book, Mona Domosh seeks to answer this question by comparing the strikingly different landscapes of two great American cities, Boston and New York. Although these two cities appeared to be quite similar through the eighteenth century, distinctive characteristics emerged as social and economic differences developed. Domosh explores the physical differences between Boston and New York, comparing building patterns and architectural styles to show how a society's vision creates its own distinctive urban form. Cities, Domosh contends, are visible representations of individual and group beliefs, values, tensions, and fears. Using an interdisciplinary approach that encompasses economics, politics, architecture, historical and cultural geography, and urban studies, Domosh shows how the middle and upper classes of Boston and New York, the "building elite," inscribed their visions of social order and social life on four landscape features during the latter half of the nineteenth century: New York's retail district and its commercial skyscrapers, and Boston's Back Bay and its Common and park system. New York's self-expression translated into unlimited commercial and residential expansion, conspicuous consumption, and architecture designed to display wealth and prestige openly. Boston, in contrast, focused more on culture. The urban gentry limited skyscraper construction, prevented commercial development of Boston Common, and maintained homes and parks near the business district. Many fascinating lithographs illustrate the two cities' contrasting visions.]]> Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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