Imagining New York City

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Imagining New York City is written by Christoph Lindner and published by . It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0190226358 (ISBN 10) and 9780190226350 (ISBN 13).

Using examples from architecture, film, literature and the visual arts, this wide-ranging book examines the place and significance of New York City in the urban imaginary between 1890 and 1940. In particular, 'Imagining New York City' considers how and why certain city spaces - such as the skyline, the sidewalk, the slum and the subway - have come to emblematize key aspects of the modern urban condition.