Wrestling with Moses : how Jane Jacobs took on New York's master builder and transformed the American city

Wrestling with Moses : how Jane Jacobs took on New York's master builder and transformed the American city /

Documents the 1968 clash between activist writer Jane Jacobs and urban-planning giant Robert Moses over a planned expressway in New York City, exploring how Jacobs' eventual victory reshaped the ways in which people respond to urban renewal projects.

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Main Author: Flint, Anthony, 1962-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Random House, 2011.
Edition:Trade pbk. ed.
Subjects:
Jacobs, Jane, > 1916-2006.
Moses, Robert, > 1888-1981.
City planners > Biography.
City planners > New York (State) > New York > History > 20th century.
New York (N.Y.) > History > 20th century.
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Stan Getz Library (150 Mass. Ave.) - Getz Reserve

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Call Number: HT168.N5 F55 2011
Barcode: 37684001070743 Available

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