Untimely ruins : an archaeology of American urban modernity, 1819-1919 /
American ruins have become increasingly prominent, whether in discussions of urban blight and home foreclosures, in commemorations of 9/11, or in postapocalyptic movies. In this highly original book, Nick Yablon argues that the association between American cities and ruins dates back to a much earli...
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Chicago :
University of Chicago Press,
[2010]
Chicago : [2009] |
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