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Informationen zum Autor François Weil. Translated by Jody Gladding Klappentext New York is not America! François Weil writes! "but what America promises! perhaps its greatest promise." It may be hard to believe! then! that the quintessential symbol of American enterprise and energy was once quite low in the political and social hierarchy. Weil takes on the New York of myth and offers a compelling chronicle of how it actually developed into a global city -- what some have called the capital of the twenty-first century. He shows how the uneasy tension between capitalism and multiculturalism has been at the heart of the city's immense physical! social! economic! and cultural transformation -- as well as of American notions of what urban "space" is! for whom it exists! and how it is used. The book also captures what makes the city exceptional -- from the arts and literature to popular culture and party politics -- and reveals New York as both a unique space and a model of American diversity. Zusammenfassung In telling the story of how New York has grown from Dutch colonial outpost to the global city! 'the capital of the 21st century'! Francois Weil also examines the social tensions that have arisen from this evolving role and how the New York experience has affected American notions of urban space. Inhaltsverzeichnis ForewordI The Province 1620-18201. The Ocean2. The Commencement of a TownII Queen of the New World 1820-18903. The Venice of the Atlantic4. The Empire City5. ManhattanIII Metropolitan Modernities 1890-19406. Greater New York7. The Promised City?8. The Lights of the CityIV Capital of the American Century 1940-20009. The Phoenix10. New York! New York!
