Brooklyn - The Once and Future City

A major new history of Brooklyn, told through its landscapes, buildings, and the people who made them, from the early 17th century to today.

About the author

Thomas J. Campanella is associate professor of urban studies and city planning at Cornell University and historian-in-residence of the New York City Parks Department. His books include Republic of Shade and The Concrete Dragon. Twitter @builtbrooklyn

Summary

An unprecedented history of Brooklyn, told through its places, buildings, and the people who made them, from the early seventeenth century to today

America's most storied urban underdog, Brooklyn has become an internationally recognized brand in recent decades—celebrated and scorned as one of the hippest destinations in the world. In Brooklyn: The Once and Future City, Thomas J. Campanella tells the rich history of the rise, fall, and reinvention of one of the world’s most resurgent cities. Brooklyn-born Campanella recounts the creation of places familiar and long forgotten, bringing to life the individuals whose dreams, visions, rackets, and schemes forged the city we know today. He reveals how this immigrant Promised Land drew millions, fell victim to its own social anxieties, and yet proved resilient enough to reawaken as a multicultural powerhouse and global symbol of urban vitality.

Additional text

"Finalist for the On the Brinck Book Awards, The University of New Mexico"

Product details

• Authors: Thomas Campanella, Thomas J. Campanella, Campanella Thomas J.
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2020
• EAN: 9780691208619
• ISBN: 978-0-691-20861-9
• No. of pages: 552
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; New York, Brooklyn, Sociology, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, ARCHITECTURE / History / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, City & town planning - architectural aspects, History of Architecture, History of the Americas, City and town planning: architectural aspects